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Your future home might be framed with printed plastic
February 03, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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Your future home might be framed with printed plastic

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The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house.

MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade beams, trusses, and other structural elements that could one day offer lighter, mod . . .

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