Filament-based 3D printers are remarkably wasteful. If you buy a kilogram of filament from your favorite supplier, the odds are that it will come wrapped around a plastic spool weighing about 250 ...

Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are commonly used with FDM 3D printing, such as polylactic acid (PLA) and polyamide (PA, also known as nylon). Although the most ...

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Microtubules are the largest type of filament, with a diameter of about 25 nanometers (nm), and they are composed of a protein called tubulin. Actin filaments are the smallest type, with a ...

Bambu Labs has introduced PPA-CF, a new 3D printing filament that offers significant improvements in strength and durability for engineering applications. This innovative material provides a ...

More affordable than ever, 3D printers are booming for personal, professional, and educational use. Here's everything to know before you buy one, along with the top models from our hands-on testing.

Omani design collective Nawa has created a plastic-free filament for 3D printing using waste date seeds, which is on display at Dutch Design Week. Called RePit as a play on the word "repeat", the ...

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The Creality Ender-3 S1 Pro is an impressive open-frame 3D printer that supports high-temperature printing, which ensures its compatibility with a wide range of filaments. The S1 Pro produced some ...

That’s just the bulb life, too, not even taking into account how fragile and easily breakable an incandescent filament is ... you can roll them into a ball without having to worry about annoying ...

This lightweight 3D printer is perfect for beginners, and comes with a sample PLA filament roll so you can get started right away. The Dual Z and Y axis design and auto-levelling helps deliver ...

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