I’ll have to dig into this, out of pure curiosity. “Hearing” a phantom center speaker is a real thing in music, and is part of how soundbars get their stereo image, but I’d like to know how they’re processing the audio to create such a wide spread. Pretty cool stuff!

My car has speakers. They reproduce noises. Unless this does that significantly cheaper, who cares?

So I’ve had this idea for years but is it possible to use speakers like this on a apartment wall and have it run active noice cancelling to cancel out your neighbors conversation / tv if you have thin walls? Or is that just a pipe dream?

I think that was the joke.

Oh no no no, see, if we made too many houses, that might lower prices and buying a house would be a bad investment! Best to stay homeless a little while longer

3D printed in place with layers of extruded [insert techno jargon] concrete. Looks like one of the clay pots my kid made in art class, just much bigger.

> However, it’s not clear just yet how affordable this house would be. It’s still a prototype, and the researchers focused on creating it using recycled, locally sourced wood fiber feedstock. This makes it more resilient to disruptions from supply chains and worker shortages.

AKA it costs a fucking LOT

AoE Liquid Drum and Bass, looking forward to it

That’s true. I know some rust belt cities for example are encouraging wfh people to live there. Might help them. But bigger cities do need more density. Or you know places with more jobs.

> The entire structure was printed in four modules and assembled on-site in a few hours.

So, it's prefabricated home. 3D printing doesn't change a lot.

You still have constraints of prefab.

And, since it's was produced in a factory. 3D printing may change the quality, but probably not the product time.

They don't specify...

I feel like a car is the last thing that needs this? You pay more for sports cars that are lighter with no speakers in them. I can’t think of a reason other than someone with a broken head unit

NIMBY zoning rules. House prices are heavily driven by the lack of developable space in desirable areas, cities need greater density.

Straight from the source.

https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/11/21/first-100-bio-based-3d-printed-home-unveiled-at-the-university-of-maine/

You should read the article. It’s produced with waste material from sawmills. The printer is printing out real wood composites. This size home can be assembled and wired for electric in under one day, after the printing is complete.

3D printing concrete, or 3D printing nearly the entire structure so that it can be assembled in half a day and wired for electric within two hours…using waste material from sawmills?

“You can recycle it!” Isn’t a selling point when buying a house.

Love to own one

You know all cars have rear speakers already right?

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Jesus it better be a 1/5 of the price if it's only going to last 30 years.

The article says 171 was the median speed, not the maximum speed. That’s what you’re missing. It’s not “up to” 171.

I feel like I’ve seen this tech at a few times at past CESs

Ugh this already makes me so angry! I’m not against people making profits but do they have to make it so houses are almost impossible to buy for everyone but 1 percent of the population? Bastards!

If this works good enough then there is no logical reason to create waste from other methods. I play music, I def. Know a good speaker cab from shit. Or nice JL sub vs kicker. It’s not needed and that’s what people are missing. If it’s good enough for a radio then we don’t need more. Need, not want. Want can be aftermarket.