China's first buildings made with 3D printing technology were put into use in Shanghai recently. Without using a single piece of brick and a tile, ten gray-color buildings were erected in Qingpu district of Shanghai earlier this month.

The Micro 3D costs $249 and weighs 2.2lbs. It prints objects, including jewellery and food, up to 4.6-inches tall. When it comes to 3D printers, so-called cheap versions are still well beyond the reach of the everyday consumers - until now.

Purdue University students have developed a soybean-based material that can be used for 3D printing. Filasoy, as it's called, is a low-energy, low-temperature, renewable and recyclable filament, and it's made from soy, tapioca root, cornstarch, and sugar cane.

3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental says 3D printing is localizing and transforming the manufacturing industry, moving the technology into version 2.0. The 3D printing industry is entering version 2.0, which will transform and localize manufacturing.

Australian scientists have found a way to print large but extremely lightweight and flexible solar panels like money. World-leading scientists at the CSIRO said the A3-sized panels, which are created by laying a liquid photovoltaic ink onto thin, flexible plastic could soon mean everyone has the ability to print their own solar panels at home.

This article is about how a 3D printing accessory can be used to recycle plastics into filaments used for 3D printing which will help reduce waste.

This article explains the emissions of ultrafine particles from a 3D printer and how they will affect the person using it.

This article is about how researchers of the Amaze project are working to advance 3D printing into using metal to replace plastic.

The article talks about how future 3-D printers will be expected to impact the environment in a positive way which includes less energy consumption and less plastic waste.

This article explains how 3-D printers may cut the carbon dioxide output and how that will help the environment.