Researchers at technology university ETH Zurich have created ... The HiRes Concrete Slab was made by casting concrete in situ in a 3D-printed mould. Photo by Andrei Jipa Concrete was poured ...

The “Smart Slab,” which carries ... Upon completion, the mold can be dismantled and reused for other projects. Save this picture! Courtesy of ETH Zurich / Andrei Jipa The project’s research ...

ETH Zurich describes the slab as combining "the structural strength of concrete with the design freedom of 3D printing". A secondary formwork made using a more traditional mould of CNC-cut timber ...

A research team led by Jamin Dillenburger, an assistant professor at ETH Zurich, has recently produced and installed a concrete ceiling shaped by 3D-printed sand formwork. Dubbed the “Smart ...

Most homeowners know that mold can spell serious trouble and hefty ... design or structural durability. Researchers at ETH Zurich, under the leadership of Benjamin Dillenburger, have now developed ...

This house is a three-storey, experiment conceived through collaboration between seven ETH Zurich professorships ... The central part of the design comprises the ‘mesh mould wall’ and the ‘smart slab’ ...

Lotte Scheder-Bieschin, a PhD student at ETH Zurich, may be on to something ... Her invention, called Unfold Form, is a lightweight, reusable mold that slashes concrete use by up to 60% and ...

According to an announcement from ETH Zurich, research from an architecture ... less steel than conventional reinforced concrete floor slabs - further reducing construction's carbon emissions ...