Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA, have employed multi-material 3D printing to create ... functions in a flat glass component (with no surface curvature), ...

Glass masonry In printing the bricks, Stern and his team used soda-lime glass that is used in most glass-blowing studios. The bricks have a figure-eight design which, the engineers say ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have used multi-material 3-D printing ... in a flat glass component (with no surface curvature), offering new optical design versatility ...

A method for 3D-printing glass that uses cartridges heated to 1,000 ... different patterns and shapes to create complex, elegant designs. Some of the early work using the system will go on ...

“And because we can design and print components with variable thicknesses and complex inner features–unlike glass blowing where the inner features reflect the outer shape–we can control [how ...

The engineers chose to design the bricks in a figure-8 shape, so they could be used to build curved walls. The glass blocks are printed using Evenline’s custom 3D glass printing technology.

Unfortunately, traditional glassmaking can be costly and slow, and 3D-printed small glass objects have rough surfaces, making them unsuitable for lenses. To solve those problems, a research team ...

“I started thinking of how glass printing can find its place and do interesting things, construction being one possible route.” Meanwhile, Becker, who accepted a faculty position at MIT, began ...

Together, they are merging technology, the arts and design in an unparalleled way, using 3D-printed glass to reimagine design and manufacturing. And the RIT community is learning about the digital ...

The design allows the bricks to be used again ... researchers built a wall with these interlocking glass bricks, showing that 3D-printed glass masonry can be used many times in construction ...

creative design, and fewer construction errors, all while reducing carbon footprints. New research out of MIT points to a compelling new take on the concept, relying on 3D-printed glass blocks ...