{
  "id": 1980339,
  "title": "Metastable 3D printing 'ink' enables a closed-loop material cycle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/metastable-3d-printing-ink-enables-a-closed-loop-material-cycle",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-metastable-3d-ink-enables-loop.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Polymers used for light-based 3D printing are very stable because of their chemical structure, but they are typically hard to recycle. A research team led by Professor Dr. Eva Blasco, a researcher at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM) at Heidelberg University, has designed a polymer material that can be disassembled into its individual components when…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}