2024-09-24 00:20:00
AGI – Lego-like glass bricks, 3D printed and used to assemble and reassemble buildings without wasting resources. This is what was achieved by the research team by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which published its results in ‘Glass Structures & Technology’. Using custom 3D glass printing technology provided by MIT spin-off Evenline, the team made durable, multi-glass bricks, each in the shape of a figure eight, designed to fit together, just like bricks. Lego.
In mechanical tests, a glass block withstands stresses similar to that of a concrete block. As a structural demonstration, researchers built a glass block wall. They imagine that 3D printed glass masonry can be reused many times as recycled bricks for building facades and interior walls.
Glass is a very reusable material – said Kaitlyn Becker, a professor of engineering at MIT – glass is taken and turned into masonry which, at the end of a system’s life, can be dismantled and assembled in a new system, or it can be feed it back into the printer and turn it into a completely different format.
The team printed glass block prototypes using soda-lime glass, typically used in a glassblowing workshop. They added two round pegs on each printed brick, similar to the pins on a Lego brick. Like toy blocks, pegs allow bricks to fit together and assemble into larger structures. Other materials placed between the bricks prevent breaks or cracks between the glass layers, but can be removed if a brick layer is to be dismantled and reused, allowing the bricks to be re-incorporated. printer.
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