New 3D printed ivory alternative creates ‘deceptively authentic-looking substitutes’
Some 100 African elephants are killed each day by ivory-seeking poachers , but a new innovation may finally put a stop to the blood-soaked illegal trade. Austrian scientists at Vienna University of Technology developed an alternative that is 3D printed and polished ‘to create deceptively authentic-looking substitutes.’ Called ‘Digory,’ it consists of synthetic resin and … Read more