Boots Made From Old Plastic Bottles Recovered In Haiti
Timberland’s latest man-boots have an interesting backstory. Their canvas-like uppers are recycled from plastic bottles picked up from the beaches of Haiti.
The outdoor apparel...
3D Printing to Take the Weight Off for Formula One Customer
Formula One racing owes a lot to 3D printing, whether it’s prototyping or final parts. 3D printing can reduce the cost of prototyping and fabrication, allows for...
Shapes in businesses affect customer response
COLUMBUS, Ohio – When you’re waiting in a busy restaurant or doctor’s office, it may matter whether the tables, light fixtures and other objects...
What plants can teach us about oil spill clean-up and microfluidics
For years, scientists have been inspired by nature to innovate solutions to tricky problems, even oil spills—manmade disasters with devastating environmental and economic consequences....
Castle on a pencil tip via nano-scale 3D-printing
Multiphoton lithography (MPL) or multiphoton processing is an umbrella term for 3D printing methods relying on photochemical reactions triggered by multiphoton absorption (MPA). The...
3D Printed Hyperelastic Bone Now Commercially Available for Research
About a year and a half ago, scientists at Northwestern University made a major breakthrough. They developed a form of 3D printed hyperelastic bone that not only encourages...
US Military Researches Water Bottle Recycling for 3D Printing in the Field
Dr. Nicole Zander, ARL, demonstrates equipment for Capt. Anthony Molnar, U.S. Marine Corps. Every branch of the US military has been exploring 3D printing...
Plasma Etch, Inc. Announces Handheld Atmospheric Plasma System
Carson City, NV – Plasma Etch Inc, a leader in plasma innovation, recently announced a handheld version of the company’s Atmospheric Plasma System.
The Atmospheric...
A future colorfully lit by mystifying physics of paint-on semiconductors
Some novel materials that sound too good to be true turn out to be true and good. An emergent class of semiconductors, which could...
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