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Makers to the Rescue!
3D Printer Filament Recycler: All You Need to Know

Planet Earth is choking on plastic, and makers must do their part to help. Check out these 3D printer filament recycler options!

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Blue Planet
3D Printed Coral Reef Could Save the Oceans

How can printing save the planet? These companies think 3D Printed coral reef can rejuvenate dying reefs and keep the ocean beautiful.

by Hannah Augur
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Not Meant to Bee...?
HiveHaven: 3D Printed Beehives Innovative but too Expensive

Fabulous bees need fabulous, sustainable 3D Printed Beehives. HiveHaven was making great strides, but now they've put the project on hold. What happened?

by Hannah Augur
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Growth Industry
3D Printed Hydroponics to Grow Vegetables (or Marijuana)

Living in a big city, with concrete on all sides? Cultivate a bit of green on your windowsill with our guide to 3D printed hydroponics.

by Lav Radis
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Stay Cool
Singapore Housing and Development Board uses 3D Printing to Cool Down Flats

The Housing & Development Board (HDB) in Singapore has developed a new 3D printable, silicon-based material which it plans to incorporate into the roofing of its flats to provide better protection against the city state's heat.

by Hanna Watkin
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Smooth and Creamy Sounds
Turn a Hot Chocolate Can Into a Portable Speaker

A British engineer, programmer, and maker recently took to YouTube to display his upcycling creation. Using 3D printing and electronics, Robin Hartley turned an empty Cadbury's hot chocolate tin into a portable speaker. 

by Hanna Watkin
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Environmental Impact of 3D Printing
New German Study Concludes 3D Printing Health Challenges

A free new study, published by German Bundesumweltamt, discusses the benefits and potential environmental and health challenges of 3D printing technologies.

by Anne Freier
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Solar Powered Printing
Students Develop 3D Printer Power System for Impoverished Colombian Communities

To help provide access to 3D printing in impoverished areas of Cali, Colombia, engineering students from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have developed a solar power system that allows 3D printers to operate in areas where electricity is unstable.

by Hanna Watkin
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Earth Day 2018
[Project] Celebrate Earth Day with This 3D Printed Greenhouse Dome

With Earth Day coming up this weekend, why not celebrate by 3D printing a DIY greenhouse dome for your garden? Polish up that green thumb, it's time to use those maker skills for a Mother Nature-approved project.  

by Tyler Koslow
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Eureka
Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme that Eats Plastic

In what could be a major ecological breakthrough, scientists have accidentally invented a mutant enzyme that likes to feast on PET plastic.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Extruding Algae
Dutch Designers Transform Algae Into 3D Printable Biopolymer Material

A team of Dutch designers are creating bioplastics and biopolymers made from organic aquatic plant material.

by Anne Freier
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Shattering Glass Ceilings
This 3D Printed Smart Glass Can Keep You Cool in the Summer

Researchers from the University of Delaware have developed a 3D printed smart window that could help cool the masses. 

by Anne Freier
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Insane in the Methane
3D Printing Microbes From Yellowstone Park Could Reduce Methane Emissions

Researchers from Montana State University are 3D printing microbe biofilms to reduce methane gasses in the atmosphere. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Silent Running
Recycling 3D Printed Plastic on International Space Station

Now there's a 3D printer on the International Space Station, Made in Space and Braskem are exploring ways for recycling 3D printed plastic.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Bigger is Better
Building a Bigger, More Powerful Wind Turbine with 3D Printing?

How high can a wind turbine go? Professor Eric Loth hopes to build a 1,650 foot high turbine out at sea and is exploring 3D printing blades.

by Hanna Watkin
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Stop Eating Your Fleece
Kickstart a 3D Printed Cora Ball and Help Save the Oceans

Prototyped with 3D printing on an Ultimaker 2+, the Cora Ball is designed to stop microfibres from your laundry leeching into the ocean.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Coral Crisis
Scientists Print Artificial Coral to Rescue Great Barrier Reef

Scientists at the University of Sydney are developing virtual 3D maps of dying coral reefs to print artificial replacements.

by Tyler Koslow
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Tree of Life
Aqua Shard Has a Shower of 3D Printed Leaves For Christmas

3D printed art installation in collaboration with Sir David Attenborough replaces traditional Xmas tree at Aqua Shard restaurant in London.

by Hanna Watkin
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Print Green
Landfillament: 3D Printing with Upcycled Trash

Why not try 3D printing with garbage? Landfillament is a trash-based 3D printing filament made using upcycled Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).

by Bulent Yusuf
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Saving the Planet
Protoprint Tackles Poverty & Pollution with Recycled Plastic Filament

Protoprint is a social enterprise empowering waste pickers in urban India and turning recycled plastic into filament for your 3D printer.

by Hanna Watkin
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