Редактирование: 3D Printing

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'''3D printing''' is a manufacturing process where a physical object is created from a digital design.

== 3D Printing and Transhumanism ==

3D printing has many potential applications in regards to [[transhumanism]]. Some of them include:

* 3D printed food could help to reduce [[post scarcity|food scarcity]]. 
* [[Prosthetics]] - The ability to make replacements for damaged, deformed, or worn out body parts.
* [[Organ printing]] - Replacements for damaged or diseased organs. This could have the potential to make the black market organ trade obsolete.

3D printing could have implications in regards to [[technological unemployment]]. As 3D printing technologies advance, jobs may be lost to the technology such as in manufacturing and construction.

== History of 3D printing ==

The first 3D printer invented by Chuck Hull in 1983 using a process he termed "stereolithography".<ref>[https://www.3dhubs.com/what-is-3d-printing What is 3D printing?]</ref>

Since then, the technology has improved dramatically.

An article on Pow Today suggests that; "3D Printers Could Soon Become as Ubiquitous in the Home as Televisions" <ref>[http://www.powtoday.com/3-d-printers-could-soon-become-as-ubiquitous-in-the-home-as-televisions/ 3-D Printers Could Soon Become as Ubiquitous in the Home as Televisions]</ref>
== Risks ==
3D printing presents new types of [[crime]]s and risks, lowering the barrier to acquiring weapons in certain circumstances.

== See Also ==

*[[Technological Unemployment]]

== External Links ==

*{{Wikipedia|3D Printing}}

== References ==

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