The world is overwhelmed with plastic waste, a material that has the potential and need for reuse. In an undergraduate architecture studio, Pratt Institute students created large-scale inflatable ...

In recent years, research interest in the 3D printing of metal patterns on plastic parts has grown exponentially, due to its high potential in the manufacturing of next-generation electronics. But ...

Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists have ...

An emerging trend in the automotive industry is the increasing use of metal/plastic hybrid structures. They incorporate metal-reinforcing members strategically attached to a plastic framework, ...

Plastics are rotting the world, turning natural habitats into junkyards. More than 90% of manufactured plastics end up in the environment, polluting landscapes and water bodies, harming ecosystems, ...

Scientists develop a novel and surprisingly simple method to print 3D structures made of metal and plastic, paving the way for 3D electronics Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology has evolved ...