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MIT turns recycled plastic into structural trusses that beat US housing load tests

3D printing is transforming single-use trash into permanent infrastructure. Engineers at MIT are successfully ...
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Your future home might be framed with printed plastic

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade beams, trusses, ...