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Icon’s Enormous 3D Printer Extrudes a New 100-Home Neighborhood

In November 2022, Icon and Lennar started 3D printing homes for a new neighborhood in Texas. Now, according to a report by Reuters, the 100-home project is nearly complete. While foundations, roofing, ...
Dezeen

ICON completes 3D-printed house with metal roof in Texas

Construction technology company ICON has completed the first house in its Wimberley Springs development outside of Austin, the first of multiple 3D-printed structures in the neighbourhood. AlphaBeta Z ...
New Scientist

3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity

A form of 3D-printed chain mail can alternate between being flexible and rigid as needed, meaning it could be used for more comfortable medical supports, strong but flexible military armour or even ...
Reuters

World's largest 3D-printed neighborhood nears completion in Texas

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug 8 (Reuters) - As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer pipes layer by layer to build an object – except this printer is more than 45 feet (13.7 m) wide, weighs 4.75 ...
Austin American-Statesman

Austin 3D-printing company Icon to lay off more than 100 employees

Icon, a 3D-printing construction technology company, is laying off more than 100 employees, according to a WARN notice posted this week. The Austin startup is laying off 114 employees, realigning its ...