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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 ...

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 ...

It’s not even particularly complicated technology, according to the researchers. Gizmodo writes: [The printer system] utilizes only existing printer technology to embed polymer solar cells (also known ...

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 ...

With a precarious future, many commercial printers find themselves evolving into full-service communications companies. As Mike Kaufman puts it, "It's a simple 'Adapt or Die' mantra." But Kaufman, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Markus Kayser, a student at the Royal College of Art in England, has built a 3D printer that harnesses desert sand and sun to create objects like bowls and sculptures. His invention is an adaptation ...

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 ...