3D Printer Harnesses the Sun to Transform Egyptian Sand Into Glass

After starting off with what looks like a jaunt through the dune of Tatooine , this video from Markus Kayser will finally bring you to a 3D printing machine that use the immense superpower of the sun to twist George Sand into glass .

The 3D printer , called the Solar Sinter , was conceive of by Kayser to create shape from the vast nothingness of the Sahara Desert , specifically the fate that execute through Egypt .

He ’s make quite the video production as well , with every aspect of the gadget and the melt operation fastidiously documented . He even makes a reasonably decent bowling ball at the last , which had me and some of the Boing Boing commenters thinking about how a larger equipment might be used to create structures in desert expanse where resourcefulness are scarce . It ’s not like the Sahara is going to run out of sand anytime before long . [ This Is ColossalviaBoing Boing ]