Sustainability and environmental responsibility are becoming increasingly prevalent drivers of technology trends in the automotive industry. Low-energy and low-emission vehicles have become a priority ...

Empty spools from 3D printer filament are the kind of thing that begs to be repurposed, and one option is [3d-printy]’s vertical filament spool parts drawer design. The way this solution works is by ...

Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

Despite being a readily-available source of useful plastic, massive numbers of disposable bottles go to waste every day. To remedy this problem (or take advantage of this situation, depending on your ...

Though wet winding is still popular, processes have also been developed to use prepreg tapes, towpreg or dry fibers, the latter serving as preforms for liquid molding processes. By varying the angle ...

I save the last meter of filament with simple routines, scrap-friendly prints, and smart storage that keeps waste and ...