Solar Powered 3D Printer Uses Sand to Print

Designed by Markus Kayser, this innovative 3D printer utilizes the desert's virtually endless sun and sand to create 3D objects. Dubbed the Solar Sinter, this 3D printer utilizes solar panels to create sustainable energy that harnesses the sun's heat rays to melt the silica in the desert's sand and create 3D objects. Although the objects may not be as precise as a 3D laser printer, the fact that this device creates anything out of the sun and sand is incredible. With each printing session, the Siner is capable of heating layers of approximately one inch thick. The device uses the open-source software, ReplicatorG to print the 3D objects.

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