{"id":184073,"date":"2026-02-03T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/building-with-air-how-natures-hole-filled-blueprints-shape-manufacturing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:35:07","slug":"building-with-air-how-natures-hole-filled-blueprints-shape-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/building-with-air-how-natures-hole-filled-blueprints-shape-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Building with air \u2013 how nature\u2019s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/building-with-air-how-natures-hole-filled-blueprints-shape-manufacturing-270640\">Building with air \u2013 how nature\u2019s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/building-with-air-how-natures-hole-filled-blueprints-shape-manufacturing-270640\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/building-with-air-how-natures-hole-filled-blueprints-shape-manufacturing-270640<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-03 08:29:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nature optimizes strength and efficiency in its structures, like bird bones, through porous, spongy designs which are lightweight yet sturdy.<\/li>\n<li>Traditional manufacturing methods struggle to replicate this natural efficiency due to their subtractive nature, often creating thicker, heavier, and less energy-efficient products.<\/li>\n<li>Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, allows the creation of complex, porous internal structures, replicating nature\u2019s designs with less material.<\/li>\n<li>This new frontier in materials science enables the production of mesostructures, enhancing strength and performance in various products, from shoes to helmets.<\/li>\n<li>By mimicking natural designs, engineers can create parts that gradually absorb energy, improving safety and efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>The sustainable manufacturing future hinges on these \u2018holey\u2019 designs, as they allow for the use of less raw material while maintaining required strength, making the process more economical and environmentally friendly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building with air \u2013 how nature\u2019s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing https:\/\/theconversation.com\/building-with-air-how-natures-hole-filled-blueprints-shape-manufacturing-270640 Publish Date: 2026-02-03 08:29:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/713494\/original\/file-20260120-56-daohmw.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C693%2C3840%2C1920&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184073"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184075,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184073\/revisions\/184075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}