Vivobarefoot, in collaboration with material science company Balena, has introduced a ground-breaking concept in sustainable footwear with its “scan-to-print-to-soil” compostable trainers. The prototype shoes, revealed at the Biofabricate materials conference, are 3D-printed using a compostable thermoplastic material developed by Balena. The “fully automated process – scanned on phone and automatically printed” offers a unique approach […]

Azure Printed Homes, based in Los Angeles, is revolutionizing the housing industry by repurposing plastic waste into 3D-printed prefab residences. Co-founded by Ross Maguire and Gene Eidelman, the company’s modular prefabs are constructed using approximately 150,000 recycled plastic bottles per module. These eco-friendly structures are around

In response to the ongoing housing crisis in Los Angeles, a groundbreaking initiative is underway as students and faculty from Woodbury University School of Architecture leverage 3D printing technology to construct a tiny home. The innovative project, named the Solar Futures House, aims to address the pressing issue of affordable housing in the city.

Tiny hats on animals are probably the cutest thing ever, and someone even made some for underwater creatures. Sea urchins live on seabeds and there is a wide variety of them, more than 950 to be more specific. They are also known as sea porcupines, because of their spikes that help to keep themselves protected […]

In the past people used to tell time by using a sun dial, a fact quite unknown for the modern generations. Nowadays, almost everything is digitalized, even the record or an eight-track being considered outdated objects by youngsters. It’s hard to get your mind around things you haven’t experienced during your lifetime, but this 3D-printed […]