3D printing is changing the way we produce objects, from tools and toys, to food, and even body parts. It's a tech revolution taking place in homes across the world.

But how does it work exactly, and what makes it so efficient? Mashable explains the basics of 3D printing technology.

Sources:
Additive Manufacturing footage courtesy of GE Aviation:
   • Video  

Makerbot Replicator 2 photo:
https://www.makerbot.com

3D Printing Food footage courtesy of Choc Edge:
   • Choc Edge Printing Snowflake using 3D...  

3D Printed Candy:
   • Taste Testing 3D-Printed Food!  

Bioprinting and regenerative medicine:
   • 3D Printing: Make anything you want  

TEDTalks Anthony Atala:
   • Printing a human kidney | Anthony Atala  

3D Printed Houses in Shanghai:
YouTube, RT

Special thanks to Makerbot.

Produced by Armand Valdes
Additional filming by Bianca Consunji

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