Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures
Sep 20, 2024 · The team developed a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass that can withstand similar pressures as concrete. They envision that glass bricks could be reused many times over as sustainable building blocks for facades and walls.
Scientists develop Lego-like glass bricks that could transform the ...
Oct 12, 2024 · According to Interesting Engineering, the scientists have created "multilayered glass bricks similar to figure eights," designed to seamlessly interlock, which will expedite the assembly...
Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures
Sep 19, 2024 · Engineers developed a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. The bricks could be reused many times over in building facades and internal walls.
3D-Printed Recycled-Glass Bricks Could Be the Next Big Thing
Oct 7, 2024 · By creating glass blocks made from recycled glass that can be reused over and over again, they are minimizing the impact from manufacturing new materials.
'Brain-breaking' glass bricks are 3D printed, reusable, and strong
Sep 20, 2024 · Using a 3D printer that works with molten glass, researchers forged LEGO-like glass bricks with a strength comparable to concrete. The bricks could have a role in circular construction in...
Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures
Sep 19, 2024 · Using a custom 3D glass printing technology provided by MIT spinoff Evenline, the team has made strong, multilayered glass bricks, each in the shape of a figure eight, that are designed to interlock, much like LEGO bricks.
Glass houses? MIT pilots translucent bricks | Construction Dive
Oct 2, 2024 · As 3D printing gains more traction in construction and academia, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created 3D-printed glass bricks that have a crush strength comparable to...
MIT team creates 3D-printed glass bricks for reusable construction
Sep 21, 2024 · MIT engineers have created 3D-printed glass bricks that could offer a new approach to construction with sustainable and reusable materials. These interlocking bricks, which offer similar strength to concrete, are designed for circular construction, allowing buildings to be disassembled and...
Engineers Create Strong Multilayered 3D Printed Glass Bricks for ...
Sep 23, 2024 · By developing reconfigurable masonry using recycled glass, the engineers have demonstrated the remarkable strength of these 3D-printed bricks. Shaped like figure eights, the bricks are designed to interlock in a manner similar to LEGO pieces.
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Sep 20, 2024 · Designboom reporter Matthew Burgos spotlights how MIT engineers “3D printed recycled glass and produced robust LEGO-like bricks for buildings and facades.” The researchers found that “in mechanical testing, a single 3D printed recycled glass brick can withstand pressures similar to those of a concrete block,” Burgos explains.