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A house made of recycled plastic

December 2, 2022

A US startup is 3D printing tiny houses from recycled plastic. The aim is to recycle plastic waste and reduce CO2 emissions. A step toward more sustainability in construction?

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Clay buildings from a 3D printer

Clay buildings from a 3D printer

A traditional building material meets a high-tech process – In Hungary, a chicken coop made of clay was built with the help of a 3D printer. The Okodome team plans to print a house soon.
Digital WorldDecember 2, 202201:42 min
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3D printer transforms food waste into ceramics

3D printer transforms food waste into ceramics

Worldwide, nearly one billion tons of food are thrown away every year. In Spain, researchers are repurposing food waste such as mussel shells, eggshells, or nut shells into raw materials for 3D printing.
Digital WorldDecember 2, 202201:45 min
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China's new AI Child Tong Tong: cute or creepy?

AI video gets crazily realistic, an AI child is born, and you could get a brain chip from Elon Musk.
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Google turns 25

Here are some facts you may not have known about the multibillion-dollar business.
Digital WorldSeptember 3, 202300:53 min
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Using tech to bypass censorship — Shift

Outsmarting censorship. Policing and AI. Using socia media as a tour guide – a good idea?
Digital WorldNovember 22, 202412:34 min
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Google Chrome on the chopping block: What's the impact?

US regulators wants Google to sell its Chrome web browser, to counteract the company's market dominance.
Digital WorldNovember 21, 202402:55 min
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How to circumvent online censorship

More and more states are restricting access to parts of the internet. But there are ways to get around such censorship.
Digital WorldNovember 15, 202404:28 min
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