Tag: 3D printing

Living Plastics That Clean Water and Heal Themselves—Powered by Sunlight

"By integrating photosynthetic organisms into materials science, we can harness the sun’s renewable energy to create valuable materials," said Bae. "There is a great need for sustainable alternatives to current practices that rely on finite resources."

A 3D bra and intimates printed just for you –– and they decompose after use!

What happens when high-tech materials meet heartfelt design? Colombian designer Neyla Coronel has an answer—and it comes in the form of a bra. Made using Balena.Filaflex, a flexible, bio-based and fully compostable filament co-developed by Balena and Recreus, Neyla’s creation is challenging everything we thought we knew about intimate apparel, sustainability, and the power of design to liberate the body.

Printing coral reefs in Abu Dhabi

ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment company, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the region’s largest environmental regulator, and Archireef, a climate technology company based in Hong Kong, have deployed artificial 3D printed terracotta reef tiles to aid coral restoration in the Persian Gulf off the shore of Abu Dhabi.

Nyxo’s 3D printed office at Dubai Design Week

3D printing an expo booth, designing a table to look like a desert fossil and a ceramic mug that holds heat; meat Nyxo from Dubai

Innovation in Construction: The interplay between software, hardware and education

Cybe is pushing the boundaries and collaborating with Lab040 in Eindhoven to create the first-ever, 3D printed, four-story apartment.

Sustainable printing tips: How to be more eco-friendly

3D printing means fast, rabid prototyping with less waste. There are all kinds of eco printing, 3D and on paper. Like this printer that builds homes.

Amazing Advancements In Technology That Promotes A Greener Way Of Life

3D printing may be one way to green cities and villages using local materials like sand.

3D-printed villas coming to Dubai!

Dubai’s first 3D-printed villas will open in April. The project is part of the city’s 3D Printing Strategy which aims...

Suntan around these badass solar palm trees in… Dubai!

Following Israel's smart solar trees, the Dubai Municipality is rolling out a series of “community tech hubs” based on 3D...

Organic ink grows 3D printed gardens (and then what?)

Students at Slovenia's second largest university adapted a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to act as a 3D printer,...

Israeli Fashion Designer Prints World’s First 3D Couture

An Israeli fashion designer has created a new line of women’s clothing without a bolt of cloth. This summer,...

Cultivate your own “pocket park” with a 3D planted garden

Wearable Planter is an art and design studio based in Atlanta, Georgia where owner Colleen Jordan creates tiny vases...