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3D-printing method may curb reef devastation plaguing coral ecosystems

April 29, 2022

“We introduce a novel, customizable three-dimensional interface for producing scalable structures, utilizing real data collected from coral ecosystems,” explains Ph.D. student Natalie Levy.

The translation of a 3D reef structure based on the reef’s biodiversity and core characteristics to generate a design for the 3D printer, followed by the evaluation of the reef reformation goals using the molecular and 3D imaging evaluation toolkit. Credit: Professor Ofer Berman and Matan Yuval from the University of Haifa.

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