3d printer Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 05:19:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 How 3D Printing Could Stop Rhinoceros Poaching https://www.greenoptimistic.com/3d-printing-rhinoceros-poaching/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/3d-printing-rhinoceros-poaching/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2015 05:19:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57387 Every eight years, a rhinoceros is poached. Wildlife experts worry, since, at the current rate, the animal will be extinct within a decade. The rhinoceros is primarily poached for their horn, which is used mostly in Asian countries for medicinal purposes where it is also seen as a status symbol (which is no wonder, since […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/3d-printing-rhinoceros-poaching/feed/ 0 57387 Apis Cor 3D Printer Can Build House, Only Uses 8kW of Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apis-cor-3d-printer-house/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apis-cor-3d-printer-house/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2015 05:46:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56982 3D printing is taking off in a big way, and will soon be the foundation of manufacturing, medicine and home repair. One industry that will be changed by this innovative new technology is construction. Soon houses will be built by 3D printers instead of laborers and the Apis Cor is the most advanced of its kind yet, demonstrating […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apis-cor-3d-printer-house/feed/ 0 56982 ProtCycler – Homemade Recycled 3D Printer Rocks on Indiegogo https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protcycler-recycled-3d-printer/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protcycler-recycled-3d-printer/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:21:49 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=53936 3D printers are getting cheaper by the minute, you can even take one home for as low as US$500. However, as with their paper counterparts, the cost of supplies is a whole different story.  Spools of plastic “ink” retail for US$30 per spool, which may not sound so bad until you misprint and end up […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protcycler-recycled-3d-printer/feed/ 0 53936 How Recycled Milk Jugs Can Make 3D Printing Cheaper and Greener https://www.greenoptimistic.com/3d-printing-milk-jugs-recyclebot-20130304/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/3d-printing-milk-jugs-recyclebot-20130304/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:24:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34354 By recycling milk jugs, Joshua Pearce, a DIYer and researcher from Michigan Technological University is working on a method to drastically cut down costs associated with 3D printing. 3D printing is the new way of bringing things into existence by laying down thin layers of plastic in a specific pattern, ordered by a computer. However, printing objects […]

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