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3D Printed Lampshade Collection Made from Recycled Plastic
Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique will be the world’s first 3D-printed resort
U of T researchers turn McDonald’s deep fryer oil into high-end 3D printing resin
3D Concrete Printing: A Step Towards Development in India
e-Waste To e-Wealth: This Togolese Tech Team Has Built Over Twenty 3D Printers From Trash
These 3D printed tiles are helping restore devastated coral reefs
Taiwan: Researchers Refine Small Wind Turbine Power Generation via 3D Printing
Sustainability in additive manufacturing?
Lung-inspired 3D printed heat exchanger could make carbon dioxide power plants a reality
3D Printed Fabric: Most Promising Projects in 2019
Made from 3D-printed sand, the hotel is minimally invasive
Purifying Water at Scale with 3D-Printed Graphene Aerogels
Nine Most Recent Posts in Environment
Israelis Use 3D Printing Tech To Save Coral Reefs
Hot as it is today, a rise in the world’s average temperature by 15°C (4°F) will destroy almost all of the world’s remaining coral reef systems. The destruction of these living organisms, the largest of which (Australia’s Great Barrier Reef) can be seen from outer...
5 Ways 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing Water
Today almost one-fifth of the world’s population live in areas of water scarcity. By the year 2025, that number will rise to 1.8 billion people. From drinking water to water for fish farms to treating wastewater, we need to revolutionize obtaining and using water to...
3D Printing & Digital Fabrication to Play a Significant Role in World Sustainability
While sustainability for the future is a fascinating subject, it is also a critical one as we must do our best to help those currently in need in developing countries, look forward for the next generations, and protect the planet. Researchers Lucia Corsini and...
GENESIS Eco Screen: A 3D Printed Urban Biodiversity Habitat Made of Recycled Plastic
Large-format 3D printing company BigRep , along with its innovation department NOWLAB , just launched their latest sustainability project – GENESIS Eco Screen, the first 3D printed urban plant and insect habitat. Just like the company’s recent BANYAN ECO WALL ,...
Sustainable 3D-printed habitat shows green engineering possibilities
BigRep, a leader in large-format 3D printing, launched a fully 3D-printed urban green habitat installation using multiple, recycled plastic-based filaments — called the Genesis Eco Screen. Addressing some of the biggest environmental challenges such as plastic waste,...
Looking to history to fix Louisiana’s land loss crisis
Tyler Ortego reaches over the side of his boat and grabs the top of a wooden stake that protrudes just above the waterline. Lifting it high, he reveals a dark cluster of what looks like small rocks, attached to the stake’s muddy end. “Oysters,” he says and smiles....
Recycled HDPE Sandwich Composite Materials for Casting Using FDM 3D Printing
In ‘ Recycled HDPE reinforced Al 2 O 3 and SiC three dimensional printed patterns for sandwich composite material ,’ authors Narinder Singh, Rupinder Singh, Ranvijay Kumar, and IPS Ahuja explore new ways to create sacrificial patterns for investment casting using FDM...
3D Printing Sustainability – Solving the Plastic Trash Crisis
By 2050, it is projected that the ocean will have more plastic trash than fish. Eliminating plastic usage, from plastic bags to straws, has caught the attention of many major corporations. Though it may be appease customers, this pressure to change is ultimately...
Can we save wildlife with 3D printing?
We recently wrote about saving forests thanks to Additive Manufacturing , now new research was conducted to protect wildlife animals. Brandy Neiles, a resource biologist from South Dakota’s Gae, Fish & Parks, is changing the face of preserving the Bobcat...