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'Buildings' in Human Bone May Hold Key to Stronger 3D-Printed Lightweight Structures: Purdue University
December 06, 2019
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 6 [TNSscientificresearch-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal] -- Purdue University issued the following news release:

What do bones and 3D-printed buildings have in common? They both have columns and beams on the inside that determine how long they last.

Now, the discovery of how a "beam" in human bone material handles a lifetime's worth of wear and tear could translate to the development of 3D-printed lightwei . . .

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