3D print is making its way to the football field to help athletes stay safe. A new protective body armor inspired by an animal who’s species can live in depths of close to 2,000 feet. “So I got inspiration from this cuttlefish bone structure and I saw that as lightweight and strong structures, but the structure is very complex is hard to be manufactured by the traditional manufacturing precise and 3D printing give us a good solution,” San Diego State University Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Yang Yang said. A cuttlefish’s structure is what a local team of engineers at San Diego State University, along with the University of Southern California, implemented into this innovative gear. “We learn from the cuttlefish, we use 3D printing to mimic their bone structure,” Yang said. FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-researchers-3d-printer-develop-protective-gear/509-0e59d55d-0e9f-4e0a-b718-7b0cdc60b968