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Why you should give your grandparents a 3D printer for Christmas

  • Written by Joshua M. Pearce, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Why you should give your grandparents a 3D printer for Christmas3D printed adaptive aids can cut costs by more than 94 percent.J.M. Pearce, CC BY-ND

Senior citizens might really like – and use – a 3D printer. That’s the surprising, and money-saving, conclusion of a new study I co-authored: 3D printers can save arthritis patients money by more cheaply manufacturing plastic gadgets that help...

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