The team points to glass’ optical properties and its “infinite recyclability” as reasons for turning to the material.

Engineers at MIT 3D printed bricks out of glass to see if they were a viable material for construction projects.

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Researchers at MIT created a new type of 3D-printed glass brick designed for sustainable circular construction. These ...

The 3D-printed glass bricks, each shaped like a figure eight, are designed to interlock similar to LEGO bricks. In mechanical ...

The potential for 3D-printable glass masonry is immense. It could be reused multiple times, serving as recyclable bricks for ...

Using a 3D printer that works with molten glass, researchers forged LEGO-like glass bricks with a strength comparable to concrete. The bricks could have a role in circular construction in which ...

What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry ...

“Glass as a structural material kind of breaks people’s brains a little bit,” said researcher Michael Stern in a statement.

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Inspired by the sustainable possibilities of circular construction, MIT engineers are creating a new type of reconfigurable ...