From Milk Jugs to Lab Equipment (IMAGE)

Michigan Technological University

From Milk Jugs to Lab Equipment

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To make the lab equipment on the right, Michigan Tech's Joshua Pearce first shredded milk jugs and then turned them into plastic filament. A 3-D printer transformed the filament into a DremelFuge, a centrifuge for rotary tools.

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Sarah Bird/Michigan Technological University

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