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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
3D 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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