What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building’s lifetime and reassembled ...

A prototype robotic "mason" could fly on the Chang'e 8 lunar south pole mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China aims to ...

It is a fact of life that 3D printed parts from an FDM (fused deposition modeling) printer have weaknesses where the layers join. Some of this is due to voids and imperfect layer bonding, but you can ...

Italy's 3D-printed TECLA house uses raw earth and 350 clay layers, proving modern homes can be built with minimal waste.

In a nutshell: If you can dream it, you can build it. That isn't the slogan for Lego, but perhaps it should be after seeing what one Reddit user managed to piece together using the popular ...

Scientists have used LEGO brick assembly techniques to design launch pads and shelters for Artemis program astronauts visiting the moon. Their pioneering approach involves using meteorite dust to 3D ...

A team of researchers and students from the HKU Faculty of Architecture worked with Holger Kehne of Plasma Studio to create a beautiful twisted tower out of 2,000 3D-printed terracotta bricks. Each ...

For thousands of Syrian refugees who have suffered horrific blast injuries after being hit by barrel bombs and other devices of death in their war-torn homeland, the only option is amputation. When ...