Murray Leinster’s short story Things Pass By, published in 1945, includes what may be the first description of 3D printers: But this constructor is both efficient and flexible. I feed magnetronic ...
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3D printing homes on Earth and the Moon

In Austin, Texas, a construction site hums without hammers or saws. Instead, a robotic nozzle extrudes layers of concrete, building walls bead by bead. This is the work of Icon, an eight-year-old ...
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been getting a lot of attention over the years, with its use in construction a recurring theme. Generally this brings to mind massive 3D printers that are carted to ...
You might be wondering just how useful a 3D printer actually is if you don't own one yet. You may ask yourself if you'll make enough things with it to make it worthwhile. Coming from a household that ...
Maine doesn’t have enough affordable housing or enough workers to build more, but it does have quite a bit of excess wood fiber from its substantial forestry industry. Seeking a solution to those ...
There are so many advanced technologies that feel almost like magic. Smartphones. Airplanes. Virtual reality. And... 3D ...
A major milestone in construction has arrived. This time from Western Australia. Contec Australia has completed the nation's first multi-story 3D concrete printed home. Located in Tapping near Perth, ...
SQ4D builds homes using a 3D printer on Long Island, in the New York City suburbs. Its goal is to help ease the housing affordability crisis by making it faster and cheaper to build homes, Chief ...
Anyone in the market for a new home is likely aware that we are in the midst of a housing affordability crisis. According to the Real House Price Index (RHPI), housing affordability is the worst it ...
Backed By Mark Cuban, NY Angels, TaMiami, Adrian Fenty and Kyle Kuzma, the Pre-Series A Round Follows Rapid Growth Across ...