Can broken glass build a clean future? | Nick Birbilis | TEDxCanberra

Dr Nick Birbilis shares his ideas for next-generation bio-inspired materials that will signal a new paradigm for future manufacturing. Nick is a materials designer, having developed several advanced alloys that are used in a range of engineering applications around the world. When not creating sparks in the lab, he is the Deputy Dean of Engineering and Computer Science at the Australian National University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@mtcrun]

Great talk! And this means that the future can also involve the mining and cleaning up of landfill sites.

[@travelingran]

I’ve thought that landfills will be the mines of the future for years

[@klaytonpeterson]

Excellent presentation...Thank you

[@Yurii_riccio]

Thanks for the interesting idea. I hope the inventors will take this into account.

[@satwikdas1188]

Now I know glass can bend like hair and dent a steel plate without breaking.

[@gristlegrinder]

One of my favorite TEDs

[@chrisdieter5796]

Great Talk. I know about the subject of mimicry and I also have 20 years experience in stained glass world. Now I drive a truck and get to see how all this material is moved about. My mindset is limited because I believe it takes high temperatures to create glass and ceramic but then again how did I get these teeth in my mouth? 🤔

[@fatemehaskari7715]

Amazing talk and wonderful idea!!💫

[@k-popstars783]

Great talk!

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Nice video 🌷🌷🌷

[@UserUser-pt7ih]

Wonderful

[@user-hw7il7dy1n]

皆様に伝えて下さって有りがとうございます。🙇🙇🙇

[@wandalee5010]

Fascinating!

[@jerryboivevo]

Hi there 👋😀

[@jegerslvjegers5380]

Biomimicry - all new is well forgotten old.

[@DJwldnn]

yes

[@squidjames7735]

Why did you leave Monash Nick?

[@MartinMaiksnar]

Czech Republic have Glass Recycle bins like 40-60 years already :) they are actually one of oldest in our country, then there was added paper, plastic, few years back was also added for metals :)

[@alexanderj.9884]

Yeah. And weather is wet

[@RealityVision]

Everyone travel in life the route of the travel is decided based on your decision at every junction of your route, time taken to reach your decision is purely depended on your commitment towards your goal. 😁 Good Morning have a nice day😃

Cra...zy scientists...

[@14Musicyt]

Twice

[@matthewbrown6163]

Go Back 100 Years - people appreciated everything they had because they worked hard for what they achieved. Quality was inside work & workmanship but consumerism has eaten away at these foundation with the need to want more becoming a cancer that only spreads more - Greater Talk BTW.

[@clocktrade7473]

When I ask for the breakfast nick birbilis 🤣🤣🤣

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😂😂😂

[@ZanarkandFFX]

selbst Can Broke sieht im Titel gleich aus

[@giovannip.1433]

'High tech' also means heavy mining industry and environmental damage - from the lithium in batteries to the Tantalum in electronic components through to Neodymium in speakers. 3 -D printing is great in theory but slow and difficult to replicate in a satisfactory manner. Glass fibers could be woven into more products other than fiberglass or insulation.

[@hootsmin]

3d printing is not that slow, compared to injection molding its slow, but injection molding requires dies to be cut. Its great for rapid prototyping. Glass fibre reinforced materials are allready available for the 3d printer as are other inflill materials. There is a 3d printer which can lay fibre into the print from a roll while its printing too. Theres also a video of a superfast plastic 3d printer that uses a laser to melt the plastic and it is going unbelievably fast and resin printers that can create a whole part in seconds using 3d lasers.

[@DJwldnn]

someone subbed with notis just to disliek , lol

[@jazmynlizbeth483]

so this is what an “early” comment section looks like apparently

[@douaabarkouch06]

first♥️♥️

[@khushi-jv2rm]

India

[@trixonic6934]

I work in the glass industry for a living and this dude is all talk

[@michaeladaase4506]

What do you mean?

[@pakpala1]

He spoke BS for 13 minutes..

[@humunahumunaha9770]

Who do you work for?

[@humunahumunaha9770]

@@pakpala1 wym?

[@johnhonra3531]

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[@tanisharathore7710]

Everyone who is early gets an 🍦 Enjoy :)

[@xnyroxchannel]

I’m literally eating an ice cream stop it 😂

[@tanisharathore7710]

@@xnyroxchannel well..... Eat it before it melts😅😂

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Thank you bb, one internet cookie for you 🍪

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[@jerryboivevo]

Hi there 👋😀

[@waltethecreator]

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Isc

[@brainlees3614]

Cam I brokem???

[@prkzoomin6994]

The smarter you get, the less you speak

[@huh5087]

30M subs with only 2 views after 5 minutes lol

[@calholli]

still only 28k views.. what is wrong with this picture?

[@_Everyone__]

This could have been said in less than 1 minute, it's so hard to listen to people dragging out the message and hoping they will actually end up saying anything interesting. like having your teeth pulled out slowly. There are so many great TED talks, this is not one of them.

[@alexanderj.9884]

This man is from another planet ? He said we have to make things more durable..🤣 we what that to . But industry is base on money and sell . They make things to break by design. Is a known fact .

[@calholli]

Pie in the sky......

[@alexanderj.9884]

Long talk nothing to say

[@saind4170]

Nope because sand will always be cheaper..... Thomas Soule

[@kayaar00]

by Mother Nature.... you do mean God....

[@alexanderj.9884]

This Ted talks start to be stupider and stupider

[@johnhonra3531]

Fidget spinner🤣🤣

[@alexanderj.9884]

3D printing is nothing new . Is start in the '70

[@beverlyfuller7312]

Fascinating content but an awkward presentation.

[@pakpala1]

13 minutes of nothing...

[@birbish3155]

Pakpala1 you are no one

[@johnhonra3531]

pakpala1 tell me houser