Chapter 17. Desert Manufacturer
Think that deserts lack resources? Not to Markus Kayser. The MIT research assistant with a master’s in product design has created a 3D printer that can make glass objects using a desert’s two most abundant resources: sun and sand. “I began asking myself,” says Kayser, “what if I could build a machine which would act as a kind of translator between the two?” His Solar Sinter (Figure 17-1) is the direct result.
Figure 17-1. The Solar Sinter
Based on a type of 3D printing known as selective laser sintering (SLS), Kayser’s Solar Sinter uses the sun’s rays as a laser and ...
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