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Soifyoulikemeandyou'remissingtwohands, thenitmaybeeasierandyoumayhavetojustkindofleanover a bit, respondingtothesmallestofmusclemovementsorotherbodyinfluences.
ThefirsttimeStarTrek, thenextgeneration, showeduswhat a replicatorcoulddoeveryfanwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketohave a machinethatcouldmakeanything.
Thankstoachievementsin 3D printingtechnology, we'renowseeingthebeginningsofthatfancyreplicatorknownasadditivemanufacturingthree D printersarecomputercontrolleddevicesthatuse a varietyofdifferentmaterialstocreate a three D objectusinglayers.
Theskyreallyisthelimit.
Whenitcomestothistechnology, youcanprettymuchdesignandprintanythingyoulike, including a newmicrophone.
Eachlayerisaffixedtothepreviousone, creating a fullyformedobjectfromtoystoengineeringmodelstoevencustomprintedbodyparts.
Three D printingisrapidlychanginghowwemanufacturemanygoodsaroundtheworld.
Thethree D printingindustryisexpandingrapidlyandgrowingeverfasterandmoreefficient, butitwillbesometimebeforeweseethepromisedimprovementslikeshortersupplychains, reductionsinoverproduction, theeliminationofwarehousesforsparepartsandtheuseofrecyclablematerialsinclosedloopsystems.
Isitpossiblethatinmylifetimeinsteadofdrivinghomefor a longtimeonthefreewaysofLosAngelesandreallylosingmytemperseveraltimesandstoppingthecarinheavytrafficandgettingoutwith a broomhandleandhittinganothercarthat I willgetinto a cubeandbelikeWhiletheideaofteleportinglike a startrekofficerhasbeenaroundforyears, it's alwaysbeenbeyondourreach.
Laststartrekreference, wepromise.
Althoughtheabilitytoteleportmatterisstill a workoffictionscientistshavebeenabletousequantumteleportation.
Itinvolvestheabilitytoteleportthestateofonephotontoanotherevenwhentheyareseparatedby a greatdistance.
ThisimageofPrincessLed, anothertypeofthree D interactivehologramcanbeseenthroughtheuseofheadsetswhichaugmentstheuser's viewMicrosofthololenshasalsoshownmanydifferentapplicationsforexcitinganddevelopingtechnologynumbertwohoverboardsslashhovertechnology.
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ParttwoignitedtheimaginationoffanswhentheysawmartyMcFlyriding a hoverboardaroundhillvalley.
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Peoplehavebeentryingtorecreatethefamousboards.
A companycalledkendoHoverproduced a fullyfunctionalboardwhichskateboardlegend, Tonyhawktriedoutwhileitonlyhoverson a specializedcoppersurface, itbehavesmuchlikemarty's didmyfirstcarcompany, Lexusalsoproduced a similardevicethathoversover a specialtrackusingsuperconductorswithintheboarditself.
Numberonecloudseedingtechnology, Althoughweliveon a planetthatis 71% coveredbywater, onlyabout 3% ofitisinstantlydrinkableintheUnitedStates.
There's Californiawhereinonesingleyear, a historicdroughtcostthestateover 10,000 jobsandnearly $2 billion a lackofraincanmakepeoplewishtheyhadaccessto a scifiweathercontrollingmachine.