/2011/08/26/melt-sand-into-3d-glass-shapes/
{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/08\/26\/melt-sand-into-3d-glass-shapes\/","trash":"","name":"melt-sand-into-3d-glass-shapes","parent":"","title":"Melt sand into 3D glass shapes","date":"2011-08-26 11:23:58","filepath":"posts\/2000389_melt-sand-into-3d-glass-shapes.xml.json","type":"post","content":"I've been\u00a0fantasizing\u00a0about doing this on the moon or mars. \u00a0I'm overjoyed to hear someone has created a working prototype that uses solar light to melt sand to create structures.\n\nThink of the possibilities. You plop this automated machine on the moon and it cranks out airtight sealed tunnels for lunar colonies to live in. \u00a0There would be no need to transport the living space, which is expensive, and the people living in the containers could wait until the automated construction has completed making the prospect safer.\n\nNot only that, thick glass and stone is effective\u00a0radiation\u00a0shielding. \u00a0On Mars, the containers wouldn't need to be super air tight if they were used for farms. \u00a0Just add a little heat to the room and plants should thrive since they don't depend upon oxygen like we do.\n\nThe breakthrough would be when this device can create a quality lenses with the found materials. \u00a0Then it could concentrate even more sunlight or make duplicates of itself. \u00a0Beautiful!\n\nMy hat is off to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.markuskayser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Markus Kayser<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markuskayser.com\/work\/solarsinter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Solar Sinter Project<\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25401444?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/25401444\">Markus Kayser - Solar Sinter Project<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user4229723\">Markus Kayser<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <\/p>\n "}}
