Heriot-Watt Professor Wants to 3D Print Smart Rocks

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, holder of the Robert M Buchan Chair in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Heriot-Watt, and her research team want to 3D print their own rocks that are capable of communicating with them and transmitting detailed information about what actually happens to liquids and gases deep underground. Their research received a prestigious $3.3 million European Research Council Advanced Award so they can continue to pursue their research into developing “smart rocks” capable of giving the team an inside look of what’s happening deep underground. You can read more over on 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/136426/heriot-wa...t-smart-rocks/
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