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Researchers install 3D-printed seawall tiles to support coastal protection and marine life

At Morningside Park in Miami, a new installation is testing a simple but urgent idea: What if a seawall could help heal the bay? Researchers at the Institute of Environment recently installed a series of 3D-printed seawall tiles designed and developed at FIU's Robotics and Digital Fabrication Lab.

Researchers install 3D-printed seawall tiles to support coastal protection and marine life
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At Morningside Park in Miami, a new installation is testing a simple but urgent idea: What if a seawall could help heal the bay? Researchers at the Institute of Environment recently installed a series of 3D-printed seawall tiles designed and developed at FIU's Robotics and Digital Fabrication Lab.

Originally published at Phys.org

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