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3D Printed Coral, Bioreactors Boost Microalgae Production for Biofuels
Using light as an energy source, photosynthetic microalgae can be used to produce products like biofuels and cosmetics. But algae grown in a reactor block out the light on which they feed. New reactor designs could solve this problem and help the industry move...
Manufacturing Breakthrough Towards Eliminating Waste in 3D Printing
Materialise NV announces Bluesint PA12, a material innovation that makes it possible to 3D print with up to 100% re-used powder. 3D printing is often considered a sustainable manufacturing technology but a new Lifecycle Analysis indicates that for large series of...
Waste Concrete Repurposed into Public Furniture with 3D Printing
Waste concrete from demolished buildings is to be reinvented and made into new custom-made outdoor memorials and public garden furniture thanks to a new, innovative £6m project using 3D printing. . Currently, around 65 million tonnes of demolition waste enters...
3D printing could extend lifetime of products
Manufacturers could reduce their contribution to environmental waste and extend the lifetime of their products to the benefit of consumers by embracing 3D printing, but they would need to carefully monitor the potential impact this could have on product safety, legal...
Lars Jaeger: «The Future is Veggie, With 3D Printing»
The energy market as well as political have changed strongly in recent years. In many countries around the world, the cards on the energy mix are being reshuffled. Lars Jaeger writes in an essay for finews.first . This article is published on finews.first, a forum for...
3D Printing with Local Soil: The Next Step for the Construction Industry
Researchers from Texas A&M University are developing a promising sustainable, adobe-like building material that can be created from local soil and extruded from a 3D printer to make a robust structure, according to a new report recently presented at the American...
Luxury Flat-Pack Hotel Rooms
Luxury concepts are usually associated with lavishness and grandeur—characteristics often not associated with practicality or mobility necessarily. A new hotel brand, Habitas, is actually looking to change this. . The hospitality business presents an interesting...
3D-Printed Device Enhances Capture of Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have designed and additively manufactured a first-of-its-kind aluminum device that enhances the capture of carbon dioxide emitted from fossil fuel plants and other industrial processes. . Solutions...
3D printing is helping to rebuild Hong Kong’s precious coral reefs
Aa Aa Marine scientists at the University of Hong Kong have developed a new method of saving coral reefs off the coast of the city. Specially designed terracotta tiles are being 3D printed to create artificial reefs in Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. . The 2.6 square...