We have a huge plastic waste problem at the moment, but there are efforts to make use of this throw-away resource – including using trash collected from canals to make office furniture, creating ...

Plastic waste is a major problem, but what if you could turn the world’s trash into treasure? [Yayasan Kaki Kita Sukasada (YKKS)] in Indonesia is doing this by using recycled plastic to make ...

Many people in developing countries who have lost a limb live with a common problem: They have no prosthesis. Josh Tacca, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, traveled to Quito, Ecuador, last ...

UAE - Artificial limbs made from plastic water bottles, which could save healthcare providers millions of dollars and help tackle pollution simultaneously, were showcased at Dubai Expo 2020 on ...

How do you slash the cost of a prosthetic limb socket from approximately $6,000 to around $12? Simple: You fabricate it from plastic water bottles, and strike a blow against plastic waste in the ...

The engineer behind the technique hopes it could reduce the cost of the sockets, which join artificial limbs to the body, from £5,000 to £10. De Montfort University engineers ground plastic bottles ...

Dubai, UAE : Artificial limbs made from plastic water bottles that could save healthcare providers millions of dollars and help tackle pollution at the same time were showcased by De Montfort ...

Dublin, Dec. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "3D Printed Prosthetics Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Sockets, Limbs, Joints), By Material (Polypropylene, Polyethylene), By End ...

Plastic bottles have been turned into the sockets for prosthetic limbs by university experts. The engineer behind the technique hopes it could reduce the cost of the sockets, which join artificial ...