A Solar-Powered 3D Printer Prints Glass From Sand

Tx-0 writes in with a story in Colossal Art & Design. From the article: "Industrial designer and tinkerer Markus Kayser spent the better part of a year building and experimenting with two fantastic devices that harness the sun's power in some of the world's harshest climates. The first he calls a Sun Cutter, a low-tech light cutter that uses a large ball lens to focus the sun's rays onto a surface that's moved by a cam-guided system. ... Next, Kayser began to examine the process of 3D printing. Merging two of the deserts most abundant resources, nearly unlimited quantities of sand and sun, he created the Solar Sinter, a device that melts sand to create 3D objects out of glass."

Fonts

[Anonymous Coward]

But can it do sans serif?

Re:Fonts

[parkrrrr]

No, it only does suns serif.

Re:Fonts

[RoverDaddy]

Unfortunately it only does Cosmic Sands.

Re:Not impressed

[interkin3tic]

Bob the Super Hamste's great great grandfather once said to the Wright Brothers: "It's not that impressive. It's just a motorized bike that doesn't need to be on the ground."