Dimension Polymers crowdfunded their sustainable 3D printer filament. Image: Dimension Polymers By 2020, there will be more than 250 million pounds of plastic produced by 3D printers. Add that to the ...

Here’s another project with the worthy ultimate aim of repurposing household plastic waste as useful 3D filament for making new stuff with your home 3D printer. Both the Strooder and the Filabot are ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

Alongside printers from all walks of manufacturing, one can naturally expect to find people selling different kinds of filament at a 3D printing festival. One of these purveyors of plastic was ...

Plastic is a remarkable material in many ways. Cheap, durable, and versatile, it is responsible for a large percentage of the modern world we live in. As we all know, though, it’s not without its ...

In recent years, 3D printing has helped transform the face of manufacturing, leading some to call the technology a sign of the Third Industrial Revolution. Consumer-level printers are capable of ...

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The best 3D pens enable you to 'draw' in three dimensions using heated plastic filament, and we love them. They can be used to create impressive 3D art or models and toys; or they can be used ...

On a steep road on the outskirts of Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico, a low buzz and plastic fumes emanate from a white house. A ribbed white paper tube snakes out of a window on the building, exhaling a ...

D printing your own telescope is rewarding and customizable, but it rarely saves money once optics, materials, and time are ...