Friday, November 14, 2014

3D Printing Reveals The Power of Shark Skin -Thanmayee Maddipati

Did you know scientists have the ability to make an exact replica of shark skin using a printer? 3D printing of the newest and growing technologies has been able to simulate different material in order to be used for testing. 

After reading this article I was amazed at how advanced our society has become. For instance, when scientist 3D print shark skin they can use it's roughness/texture to test swim suits. The idea of 3D printing interests me is that the way it is done. Though its more easier said than done, by gathering materials and watching be created layer by layer can help science in many ways accurately, which has not been common before. Not only can u just print the material you are able to tweak it and add functions. 

The reason I share this article is because I don't think 3D printing is talked about much, as it is still a developing technology. It also shows how our country has progressed in such a short period of time. Not only can Shark skin be printed but many other materials as well that can help with other discoveries.

Although this is not directly connected to my life as a student, I do find it to be a beneficial technological device for the future that can turn into something that can benefit in regular life. 

The link to the article: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27409836


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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 16, 2014 at 4:28 PM

    This is a very enlightening article because I have never heard of 3-D printing for things like testing out swim suits before. It is fascinating at how people use the different sources of technology, which nowadays are endless, to do useful things, like this one. This can spark new ideas that can help scientists discover other things about life.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 17, 2014 at 6:03 AM

    Wow! This article was so interesting because, like Beatriz said, I have never seen 3-D printing being used to test out swim suits and other things. Technology has come so far in this modern age and it's not going to slow down any time soon.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 25, 2014 at 3:31 PM

    I've definitely heard of 3D printing before, but printing shark skins is something else. What I'm really curious about is how exactly do these printers work? Do you have to input certain materials into the printer, like you would put paper and ink into a regular printer? And the fact that you can print 3D object just blows my mind.

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