World’s first photosynthetic living matter-infused 3D-printed wearable

Speaking at the 2015 TED conference in Vancouver, Canada, MIT professor Neri Oxman has displayed what is claimed to be the world’s first 3D-printed photosynthetic wearable prototype embedded with living matter. Dubbed "Mushtari," the wearable is constructed from 58 meters (190 ft) of 3D-printed tubes coiled into a mass that emulates the construction of the human gastrointestinal tract. Filled with living bacteria designed to fluoresce and produce sugars or bio-fuel when exposed to light, Mushtari is a vision of a possible future where symbiotic human/microorganism relationships may help us explore other worlds in space... Continue Reading World’s first photosynthetic living matter-infused 3D-printed wearable

Section: Electronics

Tags:

• Organic
• Stratasys
• Photosynthesis
• 3D Printing

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