A new era of 3D printing "microfactories" is helping to turn waste plastics into "highly competitive" products fit for use in the construction industry, according to Veena Sahajwalla, professor and ...

Towards the end of 2017 we highlighted a research concept that turned plastic waste into street furniture. Print Your City has now gone from early prototypes to city scale project with the launch of a ...

LEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In traditional manufacturing, components are created out of larger blocks of source material (such as steels) and the unused excess materials or the machining scraps are ...

In this video, we explore recycling PLA waste from failed 3D prints and expired filament reels. Using an oven-safe silicone ...

Walmart's second 3D-printed store expansion cost 15% less and produced 55% less waste than the company's first such building constructed last year in Athens, Tenn., the retailer and its project ...

In 2013, we were introduced to the E-Waste 3D Printer project by Woelab engineers in Togo. My Africa Is gives the genesis of the WoeLab project and what the makers hope to achieve going forward: The ...

Qatar is taking bold steps to transform its educational infrastructure. To lead this change, the country has launched one of the world's largest 3D-printed construction projects. UCC Holding and the ...

Researchers have developed the capability to use recycled glass in 3D printing, opening doors to a more environmentally sustainable way of building and construction. Researchers from Nanyang ...