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Offline sam

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3D printer could build moon bases
« on: April 19, 2010, 14:31 »
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An Italian inventor, Enrico Dini, chairman of the company Monolite UK Ltd, has developed a huge three-dimensional printer called D-Shape that can print entire buildings out of sand and an inorganic binder. The printer works by spraying a thin layer of sand followed by a layer of magnesium-based binder from hundreds of nozzles on its underside. The glue turns the sand to solid stone, which is built up layer by layer from the bottom up to form a sculpture, or a sandstone building.

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Re: 3D printer could build moon bases
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 15:49 »
I want one...  ;)
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Re: 3D printer could build moon bases
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2010, 16:18 »
I could see some uses for one.   :devil:
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