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3D-Printed Device Enhances Capture of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

By David / September 5, 2020

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3D Printing Greener Buildings Using Sustainable Building Material Made From Local Soil

By David / August 20, 2020

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3D-printed coral better than the natural equivalent

By David / August 16, 2020

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Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique will be the world’s first 3D-printed resort

By David / August 10, 2020

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This experimental design studio used beetle-infested trees to 3D print a cabin

By David / June 27, 2020

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3D Printing Will Send Solar Power Surging

By David / June 20, 2020

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This robotically-built cabin offers a peek into the high-tech future of housing

By David / May 30, 2020

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3D Printed Corals Could Be the Future of Bioenergy

By David / May 30, 2020

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e-Waste To e-Wealth: This Togolese Tech Team Has Built Over Twenty 3D Printers From Trash

By David / April 27, 2020

Our 12 Most Popular Posts in Environment (Ranked by View Count)

U of T researchers turn McDonald’s deep fryer oil into high-end 3D printing resin

Researchers at the University of Toronto have, for the first time, turned waste cooking oil – from the deep fryers ...
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e-Waste To e-Wealth: This Togolese Tech Team Has Built Over Twenty 3D Printers From Trash

Although it doesn’t get enough mentions – since it is often swept under the carpet as trivial in favour of ...
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Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique will be the world’s first 3D-printed resort

Opening this September, Kisawa Sanctuary on Benguerra Island in Mozambique will be the world’s first 3D-printed, ultra-luxury eco resort. ...
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3D Printing: A Technology of Degrowth? Part 1

Even if you’re an optimist, Earth is currently on track for an uncertain fate. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
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3D-printed concrete to help build offshore wind energy infrastructure

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of ...
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Made from 3D-printed sand, the hotel is minimally invasive

In the world of luxury travel, most stays involve private jets, speedboats, fast cars, and hotel suites decked out in ...
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3D Printing in Africa: 3D Printing in Ghana

3D printed hydraulic robot 3D printing in Ghana can be considered to be in transition from the early to middle ...
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3D Printing Turns Plastic Waste Into Furniture

Image Source: Stefanos Tsakiris The lab not only serves as an educational tool for the locals, but it gives them ...
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3D Printing for Offshore Wind Turbines Introduced

IT service provider Accucode is partnering up with RCAM Technologies, a specialist in large-scale concrete additive manufacturing, to develop large-scale, ...
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3D Printing Will Send Solar Power Surging

The 2020s will be the most innovative decade in history. Technology is changing the face of every industry — rewarding ...
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GENESIS Eco Screen: A 3D Printed Urban Biodiversity Habitat Made of Recycled Plastic

Large-format 3D printing company BigRep , along with its innovation department NOWLAB , just launched their latest sustainability project – ...
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3D Printed Corals Prove Big Hit With Fish in Red Sea

As coral reefs the world over suffer in the face of climate change, pollution and harvesting for aquaria, researchers at ...
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Nine Most Recent Posts in Environment

Luxury Flat-Pack Hotel Rooms

by David | Sep 17, 2020 | 3D News, Construction, Design / Engineering, Environment | 0 Comments

Luxury concepts are usually associated with lavishness and grandeur—characteristics often not associated with practicality or mobility necessarily. A new hotel brand, Habitas, is actually looking to change this. . The hospitality business presents an interesting...

3D-Printed Device Enhances Capture of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

by David | Sep 5, 2020 | 3D News, Environment | 0 Comments

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have designed and additively manufactured a first-of-its-kind aluminum device that enhances the capture of carbon dioxide emitted from fossil fuel plants and other industrial processes. . Solutions...

3D printing is helping to rebuild Hong Kong’s precious coral reefs

by David | Sep 1, 2020 | 3D News, Education and Research, Environment | 0 Comments

Aa Aa Marine scientists at the University of Hong Kong have developed a new method of saving coral reefs off the coast of the city. Specially designed terracotta tiles are being 3D printed to create artificial reefs in Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. . The 2.6 square...

3D Printed Aluminum Device Makes Low-Cost Carbon Capture Possible

by David | Aug 27, 2020 | 3D News, Education and Research, Environment | 0 Comments

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) engineers have 3D printed a unique aluminum device to enhance CO2 capture from fossil fuel plants and other industrial processes. . According to the scientists, the first-of-its-kind, low-cost aluminum device focuses on a key...

3D Printing Greener Buildings Using Sustainable Building Material Made From Local Soil

by David | Aug 20, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Conferences, Events and Webinars, Construction, Design / Engineering, Education and Research, Environment | 0 Comments

The construction industry is currently facing two major challenges: the demand for sustainable infrastructure and the need to repair deteriorating buildings, bridges, and roads. While concrete is the material of choice for many construction projects, it has a large...

3D-printed coral better than the natural equivalent

by David | Aug 16, 2020 | 3D News, Education and Research, Environment | 0 Comments

Corals serve as a host to algae, providing them with a protected environment for photosynthesis, while algae in turn lend them bright colours and produce sugars the corals consume. . EU-funded scientists have 3D-printed coral structures that replicate this symbiosis...

Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique will be the world’s first 3D-printed resort

by David | Aug 10, 2020 | 3D News, Construction, Design / Engineering, Environment, Geopolitical | 0 Comments

Opening this September, Kisawa Sanctuary on Benguerra Island in Mozambique will be the world’s first 3D-printed, ultra-luxury eco resort. . Olivia Palamountain reports Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique is redefining responsible travel quite literally from the ground up....

These 3D printed tiles are helping restore devastated coral reefs

by David | Aug 4, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Education and Research, Environment | 0 Comments

Terracotta ceramics have been used for thousands of years, but a particularly 21st-century application gives the material an entirely new purpose. Marine scientists and architects from the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU)...

This experimental design studio used beetle-infested trees to 3D print a cabin

by David | Jun 27, 2020 | 3D News, Construction, Environment | 0 Comments

HANNAH , an experimental design studio, turned waste wood into a 3D printed house called Ashen Cabin. The aim of the project is to highlight how new manufacturing practices can play a role in upcycling waste. . Tucked away in a forest in Ithaca, N.Y., HANNAH turned...