# Advances in 3D Printing

**URL:** <https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/advances-in-3d-printing/143>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [December 29, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/advances-in-3d-printing/143 "2017-12-29T21:19:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/user_avatar/forum.codeselfstudy.com/josh/32/4_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/t/advances-in-3d-printing/143/1 "2017-12-29T21:19:51Z")

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A first post in a new “hardware” section of the forum. 🙂

> **[The Five Most Amazing Things That Were 3-D-Printed This Year](https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/12/28/146575/the-five-most-amazing-things-that-were-3-d-printed-this-year/)**
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> Each of these items gives us clues to what the future of manufacturing might look like.

tl;dr

- running shoes
- speed increases (see video below)
- jet-engine combustion liner
- stronger steel
- faster printing of metal parts

[![](https://forum.codeselfstudy.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d86026f44b19f5263b8a7f5b04c29e786bdd964b.jpeg "Fast desktop-scale extrusion 3D printing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wVGaxgkmk4)