Important Innovations Collection

Northwestern's HARP: Full Size Structures in Two Hours Source:  Northwestern University Future of Manufacturing On-Demand A team at Northwestern University have invented a 3D printer that provides rapid, on-demand manufacturing of large objects in a few hours.  It can be used to make parts for planes, cars, medical devices and more.  The HARP (high area rapid printing) device prints 100 times faster than other 3D printers.  It can create an object the size of a human in 2 hours. Record Breaking Throughput Northwestern University says this type of rapid manufacturing on-demand is the future of manufacturing that could put an end to molds and warehouses. The new printer will be commercially available within a year and a half.  It prints both hard, durable parts and elastic objects.  The throughput is record breaking and enables it to manufacture parts on demand. Non-sticky Liquid & Ultraviolet Light The printer itself is large...

Togo Innovators Turn e-Waste into Robots and Printers Source:  Stock Image e-Waste Innovative Ways to Recycle and Re-purpose Electronic Wast e The small West Africa nation of Togo has a digital revolution going on.  It imports 500,000 tons of electronic and electrical waste a year.  Innovative citizens are converting it into robots, 3D printers and much more.  Some have built businesses out of e-waste recycling. e-Waste Viewed as a Gold Mine Many of the entrepreneurs set up their shops near the e-waste dump sites to give them access for parts they need for their innovations. They view e-waste as their gold mine.   This is a poor nation and the entrepreneurs are providing something the world desperately needs:  re-cycling and re-purposing of the growing amount of global e-waste. Award Winning & Big Recycling Need One Togolese innovator won first place in the Barcelona Fabrication Technology Conference for his e-waste made printer.  Glo...