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The Next Revolution in 3-D Printing: Disposable Panties
- zokier 13y agoDisposable plastic clothing. I'm sorry if this sounds bit hippie but that sounds really bad idea environmentally.
- ISL 13y agoAin't nothing wrong with being a hippie when you're right.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoNot necessarily, if the materials are chosen well you could recycle them. Not necessarily an improvement in terms of total energy use but worth evaluating.
- hosh 13y agoMore importantly is to build recycling tech so that such disposable items can be broken down into raw material for 3D printing more ... whatever.
- toomuchtodo 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradable_plastic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradable_plastic
- dmix 13y agoDo any of the these from their website fit that profile? > Various types of liquid polymers such as natural Latex, silicon, polyurethane and Teflon, as well as variety of textile fibres such as cotton, viscose and polyamide enable tailor-made fabrics for any need. http://www.tamicare.com/#!technology/c1xu8 http://www.tamicare.com/#!technology/c1xu8
- toomuchtodo 13y agoCotton is most definitely biodegradable (but of course, not a plastic).
- marcosdumay 13y agoYes, latex and cotton are biodegradable. 3D printed teflon and polyamide would be great, those are excellent materials with plenty of applications beyond clothing.
- ISL 13y agoI imagine the slogan is something like, "Reduce > reuse > recycle > compost." Just because PLA biodegrades doesn't make it more environmentally friendly than other sources of reusable underwear that also biodegrades.... Printing durable textiles at home sure would be cool, though.
- cmsmith 13y agoThe theoretical advantage of biopolymers isn't just that they biodegrade, it's that they biodegrade into materials (like methane) which can form the feedstock for bacteria which in turn produce the biopolymers. This is better than paper underwear because the paper->CO2->tree->paper cycle is much slower.
- volune 13y agoJapan rejoices.
- Claudus 13y agoOr you could just use hydrogen peroxide to get the blood stains out of fabric.
- chc 13y agoIt isn't just bloodstains. For example, depending on your body's pH, the discharge can also bleach fabric.
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- scotty79 13y agoPiece of underwear printed in 3 seconds? That's Startrek grade innovation.
- haversine 13y agoI told my wife about this article expecting her to be very impressed and she said "so does that mean you have to take your pants off every time you change the panties?" I wonder if they've solved for this already? There's only one photo of panties on the site that I can find and the style suggests they would require removal of pants. Not exactly fast, and potentially awkward in public restrooms.