SEEacellphonecoverthatyoulikeonTaobao?Forgetaboutplacinganorderpayingthebillonlineandwaitingfordaysforittobedeliveredtoyou.Inthenearfutureyou'llbeabletogetitinminutesjustbyhitting"print"onyourcomputer.
Youmightfindithardtobelievethatyoucouldactually"print"anobjectlikeyouwouldapicture. Butitisnotthathardtounderstandhowitwouldwork.Justasatraditionalprintersprays(喷)inkontopaperlinebylinemodern3-Dprintersspreadmaterialontoasurfacelayerbylayerfromthebottomtothetopgraduallybuildingupashape.
Insteadofinkthematerialsthe3-Dprinterusesaremainlyplasticresin(树脂)andcertainmetals.Thethinnereachlayeris---fromamillimetertolessthanthewidthofahair--- thesmootherandfinertheobjectwillbe.
Thismaysoundlikeacompletelynewtechnologybutthetruthisthat3-Dprintinghasbeenaroundsincethelate1980s.Backthenitwasbarelyaffordableformostpeoplesofewknewaboutit.
Lastyearthoughsawabigchangeinthe3-Dprintingindustry---printersbecamemuchcheaper.Forexample10yearsagoadesktop3-Dprintermighthavecost£20000(200000yuan)whilenowtheycostonlyabout£1000accordingtotheBBC.
Takenoutofthefactoryandintroducedtomorediverseandcommonuses3-Dprintingcancreatejustaboutanythingyoucanthinkof---flutes(笛子)bikinisjewelryaircraftpartsandevenhumanorgans.InfactscientistsfromCornellUniversityinNewYorkhavejustmadeanartificialearusinga3-DprinteraccordingtoScienceDaily.Thefakeearlooksandactsexactlylikeanaturalone.
Howeveras3-Dprintingbecomesmorecommonplaceitmaybringaboutcertainproblems---suchaspiracy."Onceyoucandownloadacoffeemakerorprintoutanewsetofkitchenutensils(餐具)onyourpersonal3-Dprinterwhowillvisitaretail(零售的)storeagain?"anexpertin3-DprintingtoldForbesNews.Evenmorefrighteningwhatifanyoneintheworldcouldusea3-Dprintertoprintoutafullyfunctioninggun?
1.Accordingtothearticleinthefuturethe3-Dprintingtechnologywill___.
A.enablepeopletomakebetterpurchasesonline
B.beappliedaswidelyinourdai
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