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It is always very dangerous to predict the future of a rapidly moving field because it is very easy to be far too conservative or too aggressive. That said, this chapter picks out a few technologies, applications, and business issues that might shape the field in the longer term. There are many other possible futures out there; if you are reading this book, it is likely you, too, will have an influence!
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© 2014 Joan Horvath
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Horvath, J. (2014). Futures. In: Mastering 3D Printing. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0025-4_14
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