3-D printing is one of those hot technologies that sometimes gets a bad rep among the not-so-tech inclined.

You see, 3-D printing is often held up as a holy grail of sorts, a technology that could someday shake up manufacturing and numerous other industries. And then people see 3-D printers and realize most struggle to print anything useful.

Now, a few companies and researchers are on the verge of major breakthroughs. In Israel, for example, researchers used a 3D printer to create a functioning rabbit sized heart, complete with blood vessels. Take Carbon, as another example. They are working on a 3-D printer that is capable of printing products that use multiple materials. Most 3-D printers are currently stuck using 1 type of material. Now think about the products you use during the course of your day, how many of them use just one material? Very few. Sure, a […]

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