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Would you live in a house of glass? Researchers have 3D-printed glass bricks that mimic the popular Lego interlocking system and can be recycled infinitely

MIT glass masonry.

MIT engineers are aiming to make construction more sustainable by developing reusable bricks made from 3D-printed recycled glass.

The approach follows the principles of “circular construction”, which focuses on reusing and repurposing building materials rather than creating new ones, with an aim to lower the construction industry's embodied carbon - the greenhouse gas emissions linked to every stage of a building's lifecycle.

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