مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - QUESTIONING POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF 3-D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIAL LIFE

Abstract :

In today s world, technological developments have become a part of our lives more than ever before. In an age where interdisciplinary interaction between science, art and beliefs increases, innovative technologies transform people‟s perception of the world around them. In these days, a lot of innovative institutions / organizations are still working on different types of 3-D printed objects with the help of different experiments all around the World. In this new era, the role of the education is very important and necessary as it has always been throughout the history. One of the most important goals of education must be to support creative potential which will help in making progress in new technologies for the future and increasing awareness by instructing people how to use these technologies in a productive way. The aim of this study is to explore new dimensions and potential impacts of 3-D printing technology in art, education and social life. Another purpose is to convey the importance of adapting this technology to our creative fields. For this purpose, a short description about technical infrastructure and different usage areas and examples of 3-D printing technology is provided. After these inspiring actual/major examples, the importance and the meaning of 3 dimensional thinking is discussed. In the closing-final section questions are asked about possible results of 3-D printing technology likely in the future. When the pace of development in this area is considered, living a science-fiction life seems to be very close.