Mobile, micro-scaled sandstone manufacturing plant
Peter Trimble’s Dupe is a micro-scaled, mobile manufacturing plant that synthesizes sandstone objects out of sand, urine, and bacteria. Building blocks, furniture, sculpture, and other objects may be created by pouring a urine and bacteria mixture into a sand mold. Over time, the mixture calcifies, becoming a durable sandstone.
Dupe is an inexpensive, net-zero technology, and emits no greenhouse gases or other pollutants. Based on these benefits, it represents a promising future for microbial manufacturing in the fields of architecture and design.
Contact: Peter Trimble, Edinburgh, UK.
