Lost PLA casting is common, and sculptors are getting turned on to creating their works in plastic ... metal and 3D printer’ thing on its head: they’re printing sacrificial molds to cast ...

Casting metal parts from 3D-printed plastic or Styrofoam models is all ... metal casting projects we feature are aluminum in sand molds, though, so it’s refreshing to see a casting project ...

OXFORD, England — When you think of plastic ... and create ropes stronger than steel cables. The catch? It’s incredibly difficult to shape and mold — until now. Scientists at the University ...