3d printing
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A New Printer Uses Sawdust to Print Wooden Objects
A new printer called Forust is using scrap wood to 3D print wooden objects that are as structurally sound as regular carved wood. Created by Andrew Jeffery and a team of researchers at Desktop Metal, the printer prints using fine sawdust that is formed into solid objects.
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Experimental 3D Printer Offers a Clever Way to Eliminate Waste
One of the unique challenges of 3D printing is that models that feature structures hanging in mid-air, like the spout of a teapot, also need temporary structures to support the soft extruded plastic until it hardens. This can result in a lot of wasted material, because those supports are just discarded afterwards. A new prototype 3D…
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Your Next Office Might Be a 3D-Printed Smurf House
This odd-looking structure might look vaguely like an alien seed pod, but it’s actually the latest in cubicle design from Dutch 3D-printing company Royal3D. The cubicle or workspace is fully customisable and modular and made of plastic waste from PET bottles.
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Markforged, a 3D Printing Startup, Will Go Public in a SPAC Merger
Industrial 3D printing pioneer Markforged is gearing up to go public after a newly-announced merger deal with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) one.