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Researchers develop a method to 3D print buildings from any local soil – ZME Science
This method could even be used on other planets!
New research is making it possible to print buildings from the ground up — quite literally.
An experimental structure created with the method.Image credits Aayushi Bajpayee.
Most construction materials today require intense processing to create. This makes them both relatively expensive, and quite damaging from an environmental point of view. But new research could make buildings dirt-cheap, by allowing their construction from actual dirt.
The building process involves a 3D printer creating t…
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