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Science & technology | Additive artistry
From cow femurs to replacement hips and even living leaves
Photograph: Professor Yong Lin Kong’s Research Group
Jun 24th 2026|3 min read
IT BEGAN IN the 1980s as a way to quickly produce simple prototype models in plastic. These days 3D printing—or “additive manufacturing”, to give it its posher name—is used to make kitchen gadgets, jet-engine parts, dental implants and even some buildings.
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