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3D Printed Houses Start Construction In Texas
3d Printed Houses Arrive 3D printers have come a long way in the last 5 years. Some would argue that they still have a long way to go, but the process the technology has made is truly remarkable. One such development could solve a significant and real problem practically the…
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MIT Develops Mobile Robot for 3D Printing Buildings
A group of engineers from MIT have been working on a project since 2011 that may soon find use in distant worlds such as Mars. It is a mobile robot, capable of 3D printing buildings and structures and it is able to do so within 14 hours. They call this…
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Could You Work In A 3D Printed Office?
When it comes to 3D printing, people can create an assortment of devices from a lightweight electric bike to an entire car, but what happens when you want something a little more spacious? One company has decided to do just that and ambitiously designed a 3D printed office building, something they have…
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Elon Musks Hyperloop Construction Delayed
Everyone travels these days, be it for work or to see family and friends, we live in a world where going from A to B is as casual as breathing. You can fly or catch trains, drive or even hire a taxi with your phone, but there are still other…
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Sky Mile Tower Aims To Reinvent The Skyscraper
The evolution of the humble skyscraper has been nothing short of amazing over the last half a century, from the US and its range of towering buildings that have included the “Trump international Tower” which stands at an eye- watering 423 metres tall (1,389ft) to the current king which is…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Neighbours Unhappy Again!
Mark Zuckerberg is not really ingratiating himself with his neighbours within the local but admittedly expensive community that is Liberty Hill in San Francisco. The extensive construction and the accompanied noise and disruption has not been a favourite with the fellow residents and now a parking dispute has again caused…
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Migaloo Your Way To a Mobile Private Island
The opportunities for the super wealthy to indulge their exotic tastes seems pretty endless, from purchasing a premier league club to the finest penthouse architecture; anything is possible for your average Mr B Gates. A private mobile island, on the other hand, must be in the mind of an ideological…
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Wandering Around a Rendered USS Enterprise In Unreal Engine 4
Technology has provided a platform for many fan made creations which have risen to prominence over the years, from intricately detailed worlds in Minecraft to imaginative landscapes which have garnered a huge following. Star Trek is one such Sci Fi phenomenon which has certainly given rise to its fair share of…
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Apple’s Latest Store Has a Floor That Floats in Mid-Air
Apple’s latest store, one in Hangzhou, China, has a first floor that appears to float, with no visible supports. The store was co-designed by British architecture firm Foster + Partners, founded by legendary architect Norman Foster – the same people who worked alongside Steve Jobs to design the new ‘spaceship’…
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Apple Building ‘Global Command Center’ at Former Sapphire Plant
Apple has a lot of cash and now it seems that they’re looking to spend some of it. The company announced yesterday that they would be building a $2 Billion ‘Global Command Center’ at the site of the former GT Advanced sapphire plant – the place that went bankrupt when…
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Apple’s Second Campus Build in Full Swing
Pictured above is the scale model for Apple’s Campus 2, being constructed in Cupertino, California. The new building is to be completely circular in shape, includes some crazy extras and has already set the giant manufacturer $160 million in purchases for the land rights. But as for recent updates, there has…
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3D Printer Reportedly Can Build A House In A Day
Scientists claim to have developed a revolutionary new giant 3D concrete printer that can build a 2,500-square-foot house in just 24 hours. The 3D printer, developed by Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis from the University of Southern California, could be used to build a whole house, layer by layer, in a single…
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3D Concrete Printer Can Build A 2500sqft Home In One Day
3D printing is big business, but up until now it has been about small things made of plastics. Sure there are other 3D printing technologies, such as the ones used in Formula 1 to create prototypes and there is even a company that can print metal objects, but nothing compares…
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