Plastic for 3-D Printers May Become Eco-friendly

As if we didn’t have enough of it, the new must-have gadget - the consumer-grade 3-D printer - works with plastic. Researchers in Belgium say they have developed a new environmentally-friendly plastic, suitable not only for 3-D printers, but also for medicinal use. Since the early 1980s, 3-D printers have evolved from highly sophisticated lab instruments into affordable consumer items, enabling their owners to create their own increasingly complex designs. Some futurologists see this...

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