Thursday, June 23, 2016

Qatar uses 3D printers to make World Cup stadiums 'desert-proof' (Reuters)

Mechanical engineers Abdullah Mojeb Aldar (L), 26, and Fahad al-Musalam, 24, move a 3d-printed model of QatarÕs Al Bayt stadium, which will host a World Cup semi-final in 2022, at a laboratory at Qatar University in Doha, Qatar June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari

By Tom Finn DOHA (Reuters) - Scientists at Qatar University are testing 3D-printed models of football stadiums that Qatar is building for the 2022 World Cup to see if they can endure the Gulf state's punishing desert climate. Qatar has sought to allay concerns about its summer heat and moved the competition to the cooler month of November. It also wants the stadiums to be used all year round beyond the 2022 tournament, Saud Ghani, a Qatar University engineering professor, said.


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