Chapter 4: Absolutely Fab-ulous

Abstract

Our current levels of technology are enabling many things that were complete science fiction only a decade or so ago, but no modern technology is more capable of inciting futuristic predictions than 3D printing. The very idea that you can download a digital file and transform it into a physical, functional thing is science fiction turned technological fact. This chapter is a roundup of 3D printing options as they stand in 2012 and how said options might fit into libraries.