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eSun Aims to Make Your Next FFF 3D Print Smell Delicious, Using Its New PLA-Coffee Filament

3D printing materials specialist eSun has launched a new filament that aims to improve sustainability — and scent: the PLA-Coffee.

"PLA-Coffee is a 3D printing material made with natural coffee grounds — a renewable, sustainable choice," eSun says of its latest material, targeting fused filament fabrication (FFF, also known as FDM). "It offers easy printing, a smooth surface finish, well-defined layer lines, and a balanced combination of strength, stiffness, and toughness. Blending sustainability with practicality, it is an ideal choice for eco-conscious makers and is suitable for concept models and rapid prototyping."

eSun's latest PLA filament (top) includes the addition of upcycled coffee grounds, boosting biodegradability — and smell. (📷: Andrea Tummons)

Polylactic acid, or PLA, is one of the most commonly-used filaments in FFF 3D printing — and, incidentally, in bioplastic manufacturing in general — thanks to its relatively low melting point and high finished strength. It can be...

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Ditch the Darkness and the Holiday Hassle With $310 Off Eufy’s Permanent Outdoor Lights

Save $310: Still untangling strings of lights every holiday season? This 200-foot strand of permanent Eufy S4 Outdoor Lights is now on sale for just $550, giving you a solid reason for a space makeover. If you’re bored with basic lamps or strings, this 36% discount is tempting enough

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Uber CEO brushes off reports of a Waymo break-up

After Uber and Waymo ended their partnership in Phoenix earlier this year, experts and robotaxi watchers wondered whether the companies’ improbable bromance was fraying. Not so, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said today. The two companies are committed to continue working together in Atlanta and Austin, and the partnership remains “very

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‘Our corrupt, AI-addicted President cannot be allowed to sacrifice our federal lands’: A bill to permanently ban AI data centers from federal lands has been introduced to Congress

* A new bill introduced to Congress wants to ban data centers from federal land * The bill has been co-sponsored by numerous representatives across the US * Trump's data center buildout is worsening pollution and raising utility bills for millions of Americans A bill that would see data centers banned

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Mysk: Apple's Private Relay tool can leak users' IP addresses due to issues in Apple's WebKit browser engine, also affecting OnionBrowser, a Tor browser for iOS

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Ditch the Darkness and the Holiday Hassle With $310 Off Eufy’s Permanent Outdoor Lights

Uber CEO brushes off reports of a Waymo break-up

&lsquo;Our corrupt, AI-addicted President cannot be allowed to sacrifice our federal lands&rsquo;: A bill to permanently ban AI data centers from federal lands has been introduced to Congress

Mysk: Apple's Private Relay tool can leak users' IP addresses due to issues in Apple's WebKit browser engine, also affecting OnionBrowser, a Tor browser for iOS

‘Our corrupt, AI-addicted President cannot be allowed to sacrifice our federal lands’: A bill to permanently ban AI data centers from federal lands has been introduced to Congress