If you cook you’ve probably got a jar of used oil sitting somewhere near your stove. Hopefully you’re not dumping it down the drain. Most people put it out with the trash but what if you could recycle it? Researchers from the University of Toronto have devised a way to turn used oil from McDonald’s into 3D printing resin that is biodegradable.
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We’ve talked a lot on this site about 3-D printed homes and the possibility for eco friendly building with them. New Story and ICON are making this a reality in Mexico where they are printing the first 3D printed community of 50 homes.
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Since we’ve gone green we’ve talked a lot about hemp products but before the switch you remember remember we were fans of the 3D printing technology, in particular, that of buildings. We’re still in that and one company has plans to print hemp buildings.
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3D printing is really cool but if you don’t know how to use the software, you may be at a loss when it comes to what to print. That’s cool, the Smithsonian has got you covered. Print off some of their collection right at home, all you have to do is download the model files.
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We can all agree that 3D printing is cool. Everyone agrees. You know what else is pretty cool? Forming with the FormBox. The vacuum powered forming machine that can help you make molds for anything with 3D printing or without.
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The modern world is super noisy. Technology makes a lot of sounds and many of them aren’t what we could call pleasant. They’re just loud but unfortunately noise canceling options are unwiedly and unattractive. That may change in the future with Acoustic Metamaterial, the new material that can cancel out 94% of sound.
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Food waste is a big problem. We throw out a lot of edible food for not being aesthetically pleasing or at the end of the sell by date, even though in many cases, this food is still good to eat. Upprinting Food wants to give this food a new life by changing how it’s presented.
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The internet is full of cool things that you can bring home into your real world life. If you’ve got a thing for Japan and have always wanted to be a samurai, good news! The Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has put out a tool where you can create your own Samurai Avatar (3D printer needed).
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So you have a 3D printer and you’re wondering what your next steps are with it now that you’ve made all the little figurines that you can think of. Well why not upgrade the next level of building and print yourself up a little mobile webcam, the Watney.
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In the future, all of our chairs will be plastic and made by 3D printers. Well, probably not but the prototype for the VoxelChair v1.0 gives us a glimpse of what the possibilities are. The chair was 3D printed in plastic with one, very long thread.
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We’ve seen some 3D printed homes before. They’re quite small but they make perfect low-cost places to live for many people. ICON is hoping to bring this model of building to more people as a sustainable alternative to building in underserved areas.
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One of the consequences of the forward momentum of technology is that the parts we need to keep some of favorite gizmos and gadgets going will eventually stop being made. That time has already come for Porsche but they found an innovative solution: 3D Printing.
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When we think of 3D printing, we think of plastic and sometimes food but mostly plastic. Desktop Metal is the company that wants to move the innovation into metal printing with its 3D metal printer.
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3D printers are getting more and more affordable. There are a ton of tutorials about how you can build your own if you really want to, but if you don’t, good news, they’re dropping in price. The Obsidian 3D Printer is one of the newest low-cost options available.
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So you got your hands on a Nintendo Switch and you want to do some serious gaming on your next road trip (with others). Well skip shot gun and hop in the back for some game time with the Nintendo Switch Car Headrest Travel Mount.
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