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Scientists have developed a new “ink” that allows objects to be 3D-printed out of wood. The material could reduce the amount of wood that gets wasted in the manufacturing of various products, plus it could utilize existing wood waste that would otherwi… Continue reading In a world-first, wooden items get 3D-printed out of wood-only ingredients
Sorting trash is one of those tasks that people can get pretty tired of, pretty fast – plus it can be hazardous. That’s why ZenRobotics makes robots that do the job. The company’s latest generation is particularly trash-savvy, as it can ID over 500 typ… Continue reading ZenRobotics 4.0 brings new smarts to automated garbage-picking
Cars don’t grow on trees, but Ford is designing car parts from olive tree cuttings. [via Electrek] Ford is no stranger to designing parts from plants for their vehicles. Henry …read more Continue reading Can Car Parts Grow on Trees?
Although we should try to keep as little of our organic waste as possible from going to the landfill, not everyone has the outdoor space for a compost heap. The Puresky Waste Composter is designed to help, by moving the composting indoors.Continue Read… Continue reading Puresky converts kitchen waste to compost in a claimed six hours
In an effort to drive down the production cost of biodiesel, researchers have developed an eco-friendly way of extracting triacetin, a combustion-enhancing additive, from an abundant waste source: cigarette butts. Recycling cigarette butts in this way … Continue reading Recycling cigarette butts may reduce biodiesel production costs
While multicolor printing eliminates painting steps and produces vibrant objects, there are two significant downsides; filament consumption and print time. A single-nozzle filament printer needs to switch from one color …read more Continue reading Reducing Poop on Multicolor Prints
The fundamental problem with multi-color 3D printing using a single hotend is that they poop an awful lot. Every time they change filaments, they’ve got to purge the single nozzle, …read more Continue reading Lessons in Printer Poop Recycling
Disposable diapers are a huge source of global waste, largely because they’re difficult to recycle. A new process, however, could salvage the “superabsorber” polymer utilized in the liners of those diapers – and yes, even if they’re soiled.Continue Rea… Continue reading Ultraviolet light could hold the key to recycling disposable diapers
Researchers have developed a quick and easy way to turn the wood-based bioproduct lignin into nanoparticles that can create a transparent coating with anti-fog properties or a colorful antireflective surface. The discovery transforms this abundant wast… Continue reading Wood waste transformed into transparent, anti-fog coating
Researchers have found that concrete can be made 30% stronger by replacing a percentage of sand with spent coffee grounds, an organic waste product produced in huge amounts that usually ends up in landfill. The method also reduces the use of natural re… Continue reading Waste coffee grounds make concrete 30% stronger