According to a new study produced by the Pearce Research Group at Michigan Technological University (MTU) you can now save yourself money and help the environment, all while making sure you have strong bones. It turns out that the plastic milk jugs used in many countries are actually more efficiently recycled into filament for 3D printers than into plastic for reuse. When the High Density Polyethylene (HDP) milk containers are recycled in traditional facilities, the energy consumed to make the material reusable is considerably greater than that which is consumed when they are processed to make filament in the comfort of your own home.
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Man Compares His $42k Prosthetic Hand to a $50 3D Printed Cyborg Beast | 3DPrint.com
Man Compares His $42k Prosthetic Hand to a $50 3D Printed Cyborg Beast
Over the last several months, some of the more inspiring stories around 3D printing have had to do with the printing of prosthetic devices, particularly hands. From war torn Sudan, where 3D printing is making the lives of 
hundreds of injured children and young adults easier, to people here in the United States, who are saving significant amounts of money by 3D printing their own prosthetics, these stories certainly are eye openers.
Today 3DUniverse did a story about a man named Jose Delgado Jr. Jose was born without a left hand, and in his 53 years on this planet has had first hand experience with the various prosthetic devices available to him. For over a year Jose had been using a $42,000 myoelectric prosthetic device, which took signals from the muscle fibers in his forearm, translated those signal, and then used them to mechanically move the fingers of the prosthetic, which looks pretty close to an actual hand. Luckily his insurance covered the cost of the device, unlike many individual’s who are less fortunate...