Sunday, February 3, 2013

How 3-D printers could build a moon colony
[ Sat, 2 Feb 2013 20:19:30 GMT ]

In this artist's rendering, a 3-D printing robot pours layer after layer of hardened lunar dirt and dust onto an inflatable dome shell, 3-D printing a lunar base.The technology behind 3-D printing has allowed users to craft musical instruments and prosthetic limbs, and now European scientists are taking a serious look at printing their own moon base.


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