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3-D Printer Creates Buildings From Dust and Glue

Posted by timothy on from the one-layer-at-a-time dept.

An anonymous reader writes "D-Shape, an innovative new 3-D printer, builds solid structures like sculptures, furniture, even buildings from the ground up. The device relies on sand and magnesium glue to actually build structures layer by layer from solid stone. The designer, Enrico Dini, is even talking with various organizations about making the printer compatible with moon dust, paving the way for an instant moonbase!"

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  1. Re:Structural integrity? by ClickOnThis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Whoops, sorry ... I just noticed that this thread was not talking specifically about the moondust option. Please don't mod me off-topic...

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