(Désert du Sahara = soleil + sable) + imprimante 3D == objets en verre (brut) !

Belle réalisation / idée ... par là:

Le Solar Sinter


http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/solar-sinter-3d-printer-uses-sand-and-sunlight-video-27-06-2011/

Idée intéressante, utiliser un four solaire + le sable du désert pour "imprimer en 3D" des objets en verre =)
Si vous voulez sauter les explications, il faut aller à 2 minutes 30.
A noter, le rajout de sable à la mano ... mieux vaut éviter la focale ;)

En vidéo plus bas.

Markus Kayser - Solar Sinter Project from Markus Kayser on Vimeo.

In a world increasingly concerned with questions of energy production and raw material shortages, this project explores the potential of desert manufacturing, where energy and material occur in abundance.
In this experiment sunlight and sand are used as raw energy and material to produce glass objects using a 3D printing process, that combines natural energy and material with high-tech production technology.

Solar-sintering aims to raise questions about the future of manufacturing and trigger dreams of the full utilisation of the production potential of the world’s most efficient energy resource - the sun. Whilst not providing definitive answers this experiment aims to provide a point of departure for fresh thinking.

www.markuskayser.com

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