Plastics ride the wave
At a glance

At a glance
2 min
Trédesis, the Ayudame3D prosthesis
3D printing a prosthesis on your own in your room, and finding yourself distributing this same prosthesis free of charge in more than 55 countries a few years later is not a common occurrence... Howev...
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At a glance 2 min
Seabin, a new kind of floating bin
The seabin is a small floating plastic waste collector developed by an Australian team: a simple solution for cleaning up waste in ports and marinas before it reaches the sea or the ocean....
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At a glance 1 min
Refabricator, a plastic recycling system in space (in orbit)
With its name that seems plucked straight out of Star Wars, the Refabricator is a 3D printer designed by NASA that is able to recycle astronauts’ plastic waste several times and convert it into medica...
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At a glance 2 min
Ski slopes on the roof of a waste treatment centre
Danish architect’s firm BIG has a slightly loopy project in mind: creating an artificial ski slope on the roof of a waste treatment centre. Their project is about to come to fruition and is scheduled ...