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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
3DSD: Creating Sustainable Housing via Waste Materials and 3D Printing
Using up to 60 percent renewable materials, 3D Sustainable Developments is making new advancements in 3D tech and housing. . The impact of housing development looms large on the environment. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, single-family housing...
3D printing is helping to tackle nuclear waste
3D printing is finding more and more innovative applications – from printing meat in space to using giant printers to fashion entire boats – and the latest intriguing development is using the technology to help recycle more nuclear waste. . Over in the US, scientists...
3D Printing for Ecological Sustainability for Marine Applications
In the recently published ‘ Recycled Sustainable 3D Printing Materials for Marine Environments ,’ the authors—involved in the Bio-Shelters Project—venture into the realm of sustainability and recycling in 3D printing, but they also heavily explore the ever-growing...
The turbine blade that amazes scientists
Interest in new, sustainable materials has never been higher. This autumn, the world’s first large-scale 3D print from living organisms is being shown at Elmia Subcontractor. . Research into 3D printing of cellulose has been under way for decades, but high production...
3D Printed Corals Prove Big Hit With Fish in Red Sea
As coral reefs the world over suffer in the face of climate change, pollution and harvesting for aquaria, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are experimenting with 3D printed corals, and finding...
3D Printing and ABS Recycling: Assessing Virgin and Re-used Filament
In the recently published ‘ Investigation of closed loop manufacturing with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) over multiple generations using Additive Manufacturing ,’ authors Mazher Iqbal Mohammed, Daniel Wilson, Eli Gomez-Kervin, Bin Tang, and Jinfeng Wang...
3D Printing in the Renewable Energy Industry
We need to revolutionize the processes used in the renewable energy industry. . As fossil fuels become a rapidly depleting resource, and emissions from global industries increase alongside the human population who are consuming energy at a faster and faster rate, we...
Colorful 3D printed corals prove a housing hit with fish in Red Sea
As coral reefs the world over suffer in the face of climate change, pollution and harvesting for aquaria, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are experimenting with 3D printed corals, and finding...
A Swiss house built by robots promises to revolutionize the construction industry
Erecting a new building ranks among the most inefficient, polluting activities humans undertake. The construction sector is responsible for nearly 40% of the world’s total energy consumption and CO2 emissions, according to a UN global survey (pdf). . A consortium of...