3D Printing

Charles "Chuck" Hull invented the first form of 3D printing - Stereolithography
http://spie.org/Images/Graphics/Newsroom/Imported-2012/SPIEPro_Jan13_Hull/Hull-Chuck.jpg

Hull coined the term Stereolithography when he patented his new system

The first Stereolithographic Apparatus (SLA) is made by 3D Systems
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rapidproto/students.02/sstille/project2/machine.jpg

The first ever 3D organ, a bladder, is created with the patient's own cells. This means that there is little chance of the organ being rejected by the body
http://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/regenerative01.jpg

A miniture kidney is created that can filter blood and produce diluted urine in an animal.

Objet ( a 3D systems and materials provider) develop a machine that can print in multiple materials

The Selective Laser Sintering machine is built and allows for mass customisation in manufacturing industrial parts

A prosthetic leg is created with a complex structure that requires no assembly. This opens the doorway to customised prosthetic limbs
http://www.bespokeinnovations.com/sites/default/files/gallery/photo3.jpg

Innovative bioprinting company, Organovo, creates the first blood vessel to be bioprinted

Printing Service, i.materialise, starts offering 14K gold and sterling silver as a printable material.
http://i.materialise.com/Storage/ShopItems/8c8eaa63-8d35-472e-944f-ee0e31a8271b/Uploaded/klein2.jpg