Good News Notes: “Y Combinator alumnus Mooji Meats, which specialises in whole cut plant-based meats, has raised £3 million in a seed funding round. The Good Startup, Collaborative Fund, Lever VC and AgFunder all participated in the round. Mooji says the funding will allow it to move away from the ground and sausage analogues common…
Tag: 3D printing
Striatus 3D-printed bridge “establishes a new language for concrete”
Good News Notes: “Holcim CEO Jan Jenisch explains how 3D-printed concrete bridge Striatus aims to showcase how to build with less material without compromising performance in this video Dezeen produced for the building materials company. Striatus is a 16-metre-long 3D-printed concrete footbridge built by Block Research Group at Swiss university ETH Zurich and the Computation and Design Group at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA CODE), in collaboration with concrete…
Fillamentum Makes Biodegradable 3D Printer Material
Good News Notes: “A Czech 3D printing company called Fillamentum has released the first ostensibly biodegradable filament, the stringy plastic used to extrude printed objects. Called NonOilen, the filament is made of a biologically based polylactic acid and polyhydroxy butyrate blend. This is the first biodegradable 3D-printed plastic on the market, and it is also food safe, which means you…
3D printer waste can be recycled into truck parts, Ford finds
Good News Notes: “Slowly but surely, car companies are beginning to make themselves more sustainable. We most often hear about this movement in the context of using clean energy to power the production lines and assembly plants that put together new electric vehicles, but it shows up in smaller examples, too. Take Ford, for example….
These 3D-printed tiles are being used to restore Hong Kong’s fragile coral reefs
Good News Notes “Marine scientists are using 3D-printed clay tiles to help restore Hong Kong’s fragile seabeds. Despite being a densely populated urban hub, the city is surrounded by a surprising array of nature. Around 84 different coral species can be found in Hong Kong’s waters, even more than in the Caribbean Sea. David Baker,…
Round Houses of Raw Earth: 3D Printing Sustainable Homes in 200 Hours
Good News Notes: “A recent collaboration between the team of Mario Cucinella Architects (MC A) and WASP, specialists in 3D Printing in Italy, has resulted in the first 3D-printed construction of a fully natural, recyclable, and carbon-neutral material: raw earth. The circular housing prototype is called TECLA and it was built in Massa Lombarda (Ravenna, Italy) using multiple 3D printers synchronized…