MIT engineers have created 3D-printed, interlocking recycled glass bricks that could revolutionize sustainable construction.

Could buildings one day be made from materials that are as easy to take apart as LEGO bricks? A team of engineers at MIT believes so, and they are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed,

Inspired by the sustainable possibilities of circular construction, MIT engineers are creating a new type of reconfigurable masonry using 3D-printed, recycled glass. Leveraging a custom 3D glass printing technology from MIT spinoff Evenline,

The 3D-printed glass bricks, each shaped like a figure eight, are designed to interlock similar to LEGO bricks. In mechanical tests, these innovative glass bricks demonstrated strength comparable to that of traditional concrete blocks.

Using a 3D printer that works with molten glass, researchers forged LEGO-like glass bricks with a strength comparable to concrete. The bricks could have a role in circular construction in which materials are used over and over again.