Technology and Innovation

Solar powered 3D printing is now possible.

Tech professor works on making an off-grid 3D printer

3D printers are great and possibly world-changing, but they are limited in one crucial regard — they do require electricity. A Michigan Technological University professor, Joshua Pearce, is working on […]

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