TechTake: From organs to pizza, the wild world of 3-D printing

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Imagine a world where you can print a piping hot pizza right before your eyes — and believe it or not, that world is not so far away. This week’s TechTake talks about the phenomenon that is 3-D printing — specifically, how NASA is leveraging it to cut manufacturing costs. The space agency also hopes 3-D printing will give astronauts something more appetizing to eat in space.