A 3D-printed car that can charge your 3D-printed house
If you’ve dreamed about 3D printed cars and 3D printed houses, researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Department of Energy have answered your prayers, Gizmag reports. The team have developed a car that looks like a heavily modified Jeep and a single-storey residence that resembles a caravan from the future that can fuel each other when one runs out of power. The technology, called Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy, or AMIE is the world’s first bi-directional power system. On top of the stationary building is a series of photovoltaic cells connected to car batteries normally found inside Fiat’s 500e. The…
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