Articles
Europe’s largest 3D printed building (for now) is in Germany
In the German city of Heidelberg, the largest 3D printed building (at the moment) is under construction, and will take 140 working hours to complete. The building, a data centre developed by PERI 3D Construction, ...
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Furniture made from terrazzo-like material made of ‘all of the forest’
Japanese designer Yuma Kano created a terrazzo-like material out of unusable wood, but also foliage, bark, soil and seeds as found in the forest. Kano aims to reuse materials that are usually considered waste from ...
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A 3D printed artistic carbon storage made of mussel shells
UK-based artistic studio IM-A Studio designed an artistic object you can use to hold items using AI and generative design, and is 3D printed with PLA containing mussel shells. Aquaculture, the cultivation of shellfish, algae ...
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3D printed sneakers
US-based fashion and technology design studio Ica & Kostika designed sculptural unisex sneakers made by 3D printing. Called Mycelium, the design is inspired by the radial groth of mycelium, the root system of mushrooms. The ...
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60 per cent less emissions with biobased asphalt
The Dutch Wageningen Food & Biobased Research found that by replacing fossil-based bitumen in asphalt with biobased lignin, the Dutch asphalt industry can save 30 to 60% in CO2 emissions. In traditional asphalt, bitumen is ...
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New wing of museum built from bricks from urban waste
DING, the new wing of Design Museum Ghent in Belgium, will be built from an innovative circular brick, which is made for 63% of recycled urban waste from the city of Ghent. Instead of fired, ...
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