Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, builds three-dimensional objects layer-by-layer from digital designs (CAD models), adding material instead of removing it (like subtractive manufacturing). This process enables complex geometries, rapid prototyping, reduced waste, on-demand production, and customization, using materials from plastics and ceramics to metals and biologicals, impacting industries from aerospace to healthcare.
Prostheses
Prostheses are artificial body parts replacing missing or damaged limbs, joints, or organs, designed to restore function, improve mobility, and enhance appearance after amputation, injury, disease, or congenital conditions, such as from external limbs like running blades that are fitted by specialists called prosthetists.