3D Printed Gardens

Computer scientist Yuichiro Takeuchi, with Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Tokyo, Japan, has found a way to print the foundations of a garden using a 3D printer and software of his own design. Takeuchi uses a 3D printer to create yarn encasements containing seeds. His method is based on hydroponics, a system of cultivating plants in water with the use of mineral nutrient solutions. Gardens shaped like anything from a panda to a fairly traditional planter can bring the outdoors in, giving city dwellers a taste of rural living and greening up cities. Read more in the full article: http://3dprint.com/20812/tokyo-3d-printed-garden/


Below is an image of the 3D printed yarn garden process, shown here in a panda shape:
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