water purification
3D Printing News Briefs, January 5, 2022: Software, Research, & More
We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with 3D software, as Materialise has integrated Siemens’ Parasolid with its own Magics software. Moving on, The Virtual Foundry launched a metal…
In-Space 3D Printing Builds Part for ISS Water Recovery System
Ever since Redwire’s first commercial microgravity plastic 3D printer was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016, it has provided in-orbit fabrication services and produced more than 200…
3D Printing for Water Filtration: Membranes as Barriers to Contamination
Researchers from the US and Korea are delving further into the technology of water purification, releasing their findings in ‘Toward greener membranes with 3D printing technology.’ With the need for…
How 3D Printing Is Increasing Access to Clean Water
The introduction of 3D printing has transformed the manufacturing process, and, by extension, the water industry. These changes are easier to understand within the context of the manufacturing process itself,…
Saving the Planet and Its People with 3D Printing in 2017
With each year that goes by, it gets more and more important to do whatever we can to help our environment, save wildlife and prevent climate change, not to mention…
A Clean Bath From the University of Bath: 3D Printing the Newest Water Purification System
This year, I received a compost tumbler for my birthday. Perhaps that seems to you like an odd birthday present, but I was thrilled, because now I can turn my…
The Importance of Continuing Development of 3D Printing Techniques in Membrane Fabrication
We know that 3D printing has many uses in a variety of fields, from medical to education to artwork; it can create almost any geometrically complex shape you can dream…
3D Printing Helps to Save Lives Threatened by Landslides
It is becoming increasingly challenging to discover areas in which 3D printing is not making a contribution. In yet another demonstration of the technology’s capacity to assist in human efforts,…
GE & DOE Research: Might 3D Printed Turbines Unlock Secret to Affordable Desalination of Ocean Water?
In a new project that sounds extremely futuristic, but completely normal coming from GE and their Global Research Center in upstate New York, they will be using 3D printed turbines in…
Project Aquero is Using 3D Printing to Pull Drinkable Water from Thin Air
Only about 2.5% of the water on our planet is actually drinkable fresh water, and of that water less than half is actually safe for us to consume. A lack of…
3D Printed Aquapura Filters Saltwater: Kickstarter Campaign Aims to End World’s Fresh Water Shortage
Frederick Janson plans to use 3D printing in facing one of the oldest and biggest challenges of the world: providing more fresh drinking water to the masses. With over 98%…
Turning First World Trash Into a Third World Water Purifier Via 3D Printing
Most likely if you are reading this story, you have relatively easy access to clean drinking water. Whether this encompasses walking a few steps to the nearest sink, or opening the…
