Some of the technologies you describe as "solutionist" many people find useful.
Some of the technologies have important co-benefits that could make them relatively more attractive.
Here are five stories that highlight some of the technologies that promise to advance sustainability efforts by businesses and consumers.
The robotic mission will demonstrate some of the technologies that are required for permanent settlement on Mars.
The companies involved in developing some of the technologies have waived their licences just to get this off the ground".
One reason is that printing is not quite the right word for some of the technologies given this label.
In addition, some of the technologies in question have not been demonstrated on a commercial scale yet.
Some of the technologies attract a grant of up to £1,000, though funding for solar heating was unexpectedly withdrawn last week.
Over the past 10 years the solution has increasingly been the virtual world, utilising some of the technologies that brought us 3D cinema.
Some of the technologies would make economic sense even at diesel prices of $1.10 a gallon, about a third of the current price, the study said.
The hype cycle for 3D printing shows some of the technologies involved are maturing faster than others, and could be widely available within a few years.
