Scientists "Print" Human Vein With 3D Printer 94
An anonymous reader writes "3D Printing technology has recently leapt into a new realm — we've seen printers that can create entire buildings out of stone, delicious meals out of simple ingredients, and now — perhaps weirdest and coolest of them all — a printer that can build body parts from cells!"
Re:So when do I get my replicator? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Printer? (Score:4, Insightful)
They're called printers because they build things in layers with positioned spraying or placement in 2D. Cars aren't printed now, but if they were it might make them cheaper.
Re:Fingerprints (Score:4, Insightful)
Why bother with the transplant? Just press the printed skin against a few things. As long as it has the same oils as normal skin, you'll get good fingerprints. If it's the right temperature, it should fool most biometric sensors too (and a lot of existing ones even without that).
And then can we shoot whoever thought it was a good idea to use something that you leave on everything that you touch as a replacement for a password?
Re:Obvious question (Score:3, Insightful)
A friend with three is a friend indeed!
Re:Fingerprints (Score:3, Insightful)
fake fingerprints - can't you do that with a rubber cement mold?
That's why our criminal justice system's standard is "beyond a reasonable doubt." You can claim that Moussad framed you or that aliens did ittoday. You'd just have to convince a jury of your peers that such a situation is reasonable
(you're better off impugning the lab that did the fingerprint match.)