Name: The world's smallest 3D printer
Uploaded: 2011-12-10T15:11:47Z
Duration: 8 min 18 s
Description: What could you do with the world's smallest 3D printer? Klaus Stadlmann demos his tiny, affordable printer that could someday make customized hearing aids -- or sculptures smaller than a human hair.

What could you do with the world's smallest 3D printer? Klaus Stadlmann demos his tiny, affordable printer that could someday make customized hearing aids -- or sculptures smaller than a human hair.

The world's smallest 3D printer

A micro-sized 3D printer, once just an idea sparked by a broken laser, rivals machines costing forty times more. This affordable device can create objects smaller than a human hair, making it possible to print custom items like hearing aid shells in a single day. Everyday manufacturing could shift from distant factories to the corner store, reshaping how people access personalized products. With creativity, even the smallest technology can spark outsized change.