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People Fixing The World: What 3D printing can fix

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What 3D printing can fix

23/08/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - People Fixing The World, What 3D printing can fix

How 3D printing is changing lives from prosthetic limbs to classroom aids

How 3D printing is changing lives from prosthetic limbs to classroom aids.

The ability to print objects in three dimensions has been heralded as the solutions to many problems. We check out some of the latest innovations. In Jordan we hear from the doctors who are printing prosthetic arms for people injured in conflict. In the UK we meet the man fitted with the world's first 3D printed eye.  And we find out how an Egyptian inventor is using 3D printing to help blind children in the classroom.  

Presenter: Jo Mathys
Producer/reporter: Claire Bates
Additional reporting: Toka Omar and Suzanna Goussous

(Picture: A 3D printer prints a sphere. Getty Images)

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