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How do 3D printers work?

How do 3D printers work?

Update: 2024-10-09
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3D printers are pretty awesome. Unlike the machines that print pictures or words on paper, 3D printers can create things you can hold in your hand – like fun-shaped food, cameras and even guitars. So how do they do it? We asked printing expert Robin Schwartzman from the University of Minnesota to help us find the answer.


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How do 3D printers work?

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