Getting started with 3D printing, part 2: 3D printing for the future

In the second part of this editorial, Thienthy Nguyen, Jenny Tai, Dylan Romero and Alexis Dang discuss the problem of sustainability in 3D printing. Competitors believed that the only way to keep up with Stratasys was to develop printers that could print ABS, one of the more commonly printed plastics. However, we are seeing a change in that mindset now. Andrew Rutter, CEO, Type A Machines (CA, USA), has created machines that are capable of printing ABS but have many more sustainable options. But what does it mean to be sustainable? What does it mean to be biodegradable? These terms...