sustainability
RIT Uses Optomec’s LENS 3D Printing Process to Fix Metal Gear Shaft
The complexity possible through 3D printing is especially helpful for making specific replacement parts, and incorporating the technology is a good way to provide excellent customer service for those who…
Dutch Designers 3D Print the Future from Algae
Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros don’t just want the world to be carbon neutral, they want it to be carbon negative. Instead of just curbing carbon dioxide emissions, the Dutch…
3D Printing Educator Spotlight On: Joshua Pearce, PhD, Associate Professor, Michigan Tech
As the global population continues to expand massively, with an estimated 7.5 billion people alive today, sustainability is becoming an ever-more-pressing concern. It takes a lot of energy to support…
3D WASH Aims to Provide Clean Water Through 3D Printing and Recycling
There are a lot of issues in the world today revolving around water. All living things need it to survive, and it’s getting harder to find in consumable form thanks…
How 3D Printing Can Help Businesses Go Green
3D printing has a lot of potential impacts and uses in business. Prototyping to producing intermediates and making end use 3D printed parts are just some of the application areas…
Dubai Future Accelerators Team Develops Inexpensive, Eco-Friendly Geopolymer Cement 3D Printing Material
Last month, the second cycle of the Dubai Future Accelerators program got underway, after a successful initial launch last summer. The program’s goal is to bring together startups and government agencies…
Dubai: DEWA Innovation Center to Offer Education in 3D Printing & More for the Disabled
While generally known as a glittering city-state exemplifying the height of wealth, Dubai lately seems to be synonymous with 3D printing and related technologies. It’s all part of a very…
3D Printing Training Among Mandatory Australian Government Courses, Some More Helpful Than Others, for Indigenous Job Seekers
While it’s easy to see the many varied benefits of 3D printing in more dense, urban areas, it’s not always as visible in the far-flung, underdeveloped corners of the world. There…
Researchers at Waikato University Transform Waste into 3D Printing Filament
Researchers and students under New Zealand-based Waikato University’s Materials Science professor Kim Pickering have successfully demonstrated the utilization of waste material in creating plastic-based objects with 3D printing technology. By…
3D Printing Service Provider ALT LLC Serves Customers and the Planet with Recycled Filament and Sustainable Practices
By now, pretty much everyone is aware that plastic waste is a big problem, especially for our oceans and the creatures that live in and around them. Even with recent efforts…
3D Printing Helps Reimagine Relationships with Industry
Before the rise of mass industry, the urban centers were desirable locations for shop keeps and wealthy citizens who could afford to be, and greatly desired to be, near the…
New Zealand Professor Granted Government Funding to Develop Synthetic, Bioprinted Wood
New Zealand: a land renowned for sheep, Middle Earth, stunning scenery — and innovation. While there is certainly a lot to know about this far-flung country, most of which already…
Can 3D Printing Save the World? A Look at 3D Printing and the Environment
Environmental experts have made some very dire predictions about what will happen to our planet and, consequently, to us, if we don’t start making some big changes in the way we…
Precious Plastic’s Incredible Machines Recycle Plastic, Make Filament, and More
One of our greatest ecological challenges, in my estimate, is tackling the problem of plastic waste. The Earth simply can not sustain the levels of pollution generated by a material that can…
On Kickstarter Now: 3D Print the Difference with Reflow Recycled Filament & Help African Wastepickers
3D printing is a technology, science, and art that revolves around materials—and with continual and amazing innovations also comes the constant concern of environmental impact. How can we best deal…
Going Green Pays: Conwed Releases Impressive New Global Sustainability Report
Minnesota-based plastic netting manufacturer and 3D printing pioneer Conwed just published their Global Sustainability Report 2016 and they have shown some impressive results in the reduction of waste. The company…
3D Printing and Other Technology Will Help Dubai Become the Cleanest City in the World
Here in the United States, climate change is a seriously divisive issue among politicians. Some claim it doesn’t exist, or that it exists but has nothing to do with human…
Janine Benyus Issues Call to Green 3D Printing Sooner Rather than Later
If you are interested in the field of sustainability, you have most likely run across the work of Janine Benyus before. She is a natural science writer and author of…
Print+ Creates Rocking 3D Print Headphones Kit for Easy DIY
To be involved in making, you don’t have to be the type of person who can build a 3D printer from scratch, recycle milk containers into filament, and wield a…
Researchers Use 3D Printed Glasses as Case Study in Favor of Introducing Sustainability via 3D Printing
“You say you want a revolution…” Well, you should know by now… one is on the way via 3D printing, and exploding out of every viable avenue. When the technology…
Siemens Announces a Competition for Innovative Engineering and Creativity in 3D Design and Printing
High-tech powerhouse Siemens has just announced the Siemens 3D Challenge, a contest to inspire sustainability-conscious technical creativity and innovation in 3D printing and design in Australia and New Zealand with the…
Got Milk? Then You’ve Got 3D Printer Filament at a 99.7% Discount
According to a new study produced by the Pearce Research Group at Michigan Technological University (MTU) you can now save yourself money and help the environment, all while making sure…
