No matter if you've used one or not, you've got to admit that 3D printers are pretty darn awesome, especially the self-replicating ones that extrude molten plastic and the shoebox-sized versions that ...

LINDEN, NJ—December 11, 2013—Cox Printers has so much green they are giving it away. The New Jersey printer already has a 36-kilowatt solar energy system and two wind turbines on its roof, partially ...

Imagine a contraption that could create actual three-dimensional objects just by sitting smack dab in the middle of the Sahara desert. 3D printing is already almost unfathomably futuristic (not to ...

We've seen a growing number 3D printers that use additive manufacturing technology to form objects one layer at a time, usually from resin or ABS plastic. But Markus Kayser, an MA student at the Royal ...

When it comes to implementing enviro-friendly measures for conducting business, there are several rationales to consider. One is the politically correct answer: Doing everything possible to help ...

Whatever oil and gas true believers want to think, the world is doing this solar power thing. It’s getting cheaper and cheaper to make solar panels, and the panels are getting more and more effective.

Where would we be without the world's graduate art projects? In the case of Markus Kayser's Solar Sinter, we might never have seen the day when a solar-powered 3D printer would turn Saharan sand into ...

A new 3-D printer can harness sun and sand to create beautiful glass sculptures and bowls. Its ability to channel solar power directly into molding the abundant sands of places such as Egypt and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can 3D print plenty of things these days, from candy to a ...

The Solar Sinter is made up of seven stations: a photovoltaic panel, the focal point for drawing the sun’s rays, a sun tracker, fresnel lens (for magnifying the rays), a battery, controlling ...

The next generation of cheaper, thinner and better solar cells could come courtesy of a technology found right in our homes and offices: inkjet printers. As their name implies, inkjet printers squirt ...