Today’s Solutions: February 04, 2026

While 3D printing is increasingly being discovered as a fantastic tool to help the needy in developing countries, for instance through 3D printed homes and agricultural tools, charity organization Water is Life might have come up with the most life-changing 3D printing solution of all: making water safe to drink. Currently, more than a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water, while 1 in 5 children under the age of…

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