Marcus Kayser, a Masters student at the Royal College of Art has spent more than a year to create two technological yet environmentally-friendly gadgets that harness solar energy. The first of the two devices is the Sun Cutter, a device that uses cam-guided technology which controls a ball lens that concentrates the sun’s rays to function like a laser for cutting 2D components. The Sun Cutter was given a dry run in the harsh and sunny climate of the Egyptian desert by cutting 2D plywood into many designs of sunglasses.
Kayser’s experimental urge made him delve into 3D printing by using two of the most readily available resources in the deserts – sun and sand. He therefore went on to invent his second creation – the Solar Sinter – a gadget that harnesses solar energy through a glass ball lens that in turn passes out a strong beam that melts sand. Hence, the Solar Sinter essentially uses sand in place of powdered plastics and the sun’s rays in place of laser technology in order to melt sand and create 3D glass designs. Kayser’s Solar Sinter is proof of the fact that solar energy is extremely powerful and can be used in many manufacturing segments as well. The world is in need of creating sustainable and renewable sources of energy that can be used in our daily lives. Solar energy is not only abundant but is also readily available – making it the best alternative energy possible.
Via: Thisiscollosal/BoingBoing
