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- 3D Printed PLA Reinforcement Offers Sustainable Alternative To Steel In ConcreteAdditive manufacturing is transforming the construction industry. It enables designers to produce building components directly from digital models with greater precision and less waste.…
- A 3D printed wind turbine made of PLASenior lecturer Ross Stevens of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in collaboration with industrial designer Nicole Hone, developed a potted plant inspired wind…
- Cereplast Expands Bioplastic Applications with Freeze-Tolerant Compostable ResinBiopolymers used in freezing temperatures. This is possible with the new polyactic resin developed by Cereplast. HAWTHORNE, Calif. -Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary, bio-based,…
- Tea And Coffee Waste Become 3D Printed Design ObjectsThe exhibition After the Last Sip explores how used tea leaves and coffee grounds can become materials for furniture, lighting and sculptural objects. Presented…
- DESERT: Computational Design And Hybrid Biobased Materials In Furniture ResearchDESERT is an experimental coffee table by Nyxo in collaboration with Studio Cartier. The project explores how computational design, additive manufacturing, and biobased materials…
- 3D printed structure made with bamboo-reinforced compoundsBamboo is a strong, sustainable and very diverse material. It can be used to build amazing structures (like this and this). Techmer ES (TES),…
- Eco-friendly printing with beer, coffee and hempThis month, 3d printing filament company 3Dom USA in collaboration with biocomposite company c2Renew presented their latest product 'Entwined', a biobased, sustainable 3d printing…
- Drawing in the airIf you’re a designer, you know how hard it can be to get your brainwave from the page into reality. So why not print,…
- Mod-U Explores Biodegradable Materials Through Modular Lighting DesignThe lighting system Mod-U combines an eggshell composite, PLA-coated Unryu paper and plywood in a modular lighting design by Melbourne-based designer Joanne Odisho. The…
- Sitting on sustainable seatsWhether it is in the office, in a car or binge-watching your favourite show, sitting is a large part of our life. While sitting…
- Sustainable PEF 3D printing material is made with cellulose3D printing is becoming increasingly popular, as it is a relatively fast method to produce objects with little waste material. The most commonly used…
- A self-folding tulip made from common 3D printing materialCombining origami techniques and 3D printing, researchers at the Technical University of Delft managed to create 3D printed, flat structures that self-fold into 3D…
- 3D Printed Y-Zipper Opens New Possibilities for Adaptive DesignResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of three-sided zipper that lets objects switch between soft and rigid…
- SustainaPrint: A Greener Approach to Stronger 3D PrintingResearchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), in collaboration with the Hasso Plattner Institute, have developed SustainaPrint, a toolkit that makes…
- 3D Printing Meets Fashion: Open-Source Scale Dress by Anouk Wipprecht3D printing is expanding beyond industrial and product design, making a substantial impact in the fashion world. The Open-Source Scale Dress, designed by Anouk…
- 3D printing with coffee groundsResearchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, US, developed a methods for 3D printing a wide range of object using a paste of waste…
- 3D printing boat moulds from wood-based plasticThis October, the University of Maine in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US will receive what is said to be the…
- Nuatan is biobased, biocompatible and biodegradable plasticDesign studio Crafting Plastics! Studio created Nuatan, a new type of bioplastic that is biobased, biocompatible, and biodegradable, for products and disposable objects. The…
- Noah: the world’s first circular carEach year for the past five years, students from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands create a car with sustainability in mind. Last…
- 3D printed eyewear is made from biodegradable plasticHow would you like to look fashionable and sustainable at the same time? Crafting Plastics! Studio created a line of 3D printed unisex designer…
- Bioplastic made from pinene from pine treesPlastic waste is a major problem in our world, because current plastics are made from oil, which is unsustainable. To replace oil based plastics,…
- 3D printed eco-marathon carHere’s another feather in the cap for 3D printing: the technology is now being used to help build racing cars. Eco-racing cars, that is,…
- Biobased Foam Combines Insulation With Halogen-Free Fire ProtectionResearchers at the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE are developing insulation foams that combine a partly bio-based material base with halogen-free…
- Experimental Furniture And Lighting Showcase Material ResearchEmerging designers increasingly use material experimentation to rethink how furniture, lighting and objects are designed and made. At UKURANT Makes Room, presented during 3daysofdesign…
