3D printing has been used to mend pipes after the Nepal earthquake,and NGOs believe the technology could radically change the speed and cost of humanitarian aidAt midday on 17 September, a small printer resting on the wing of a Land Rover parked in a Nepalese valley finally ceased its soundless whirring.
The fruit of its labours – a vivid blue plastic cylinder 10cm long and 4cm wide – may not have been much to look at, and but its creation was enough to delight Andrew Lamb. It could also transform the way the world responds to humanitarian disasters.
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Source: theguardian.com