Each of the artificial reef’s ceramic components was 3D-printed with a custom design and then fitted with coral fragments that developers hope will grow across the entire structure.

One idea is to use 3D-printed coral models to replace or supplement coral reef systems that have been affected. New research by the University of Delaware’s Danielle Dixson and UD alumnus Emily Ruhl ...

If you dive off the coast of Israel at a beach near the city of Eilat, you might come across a tall pole underwater covered in donut-shaped attachments. It doesn’t look like a coral reef. But ...

A small Dutch crowdfunding project is trying to 3D print reefs to provide habitat for fish, protection for beaches and coastal communities at risk from rising seas, and a future for reefs ...

Coral reefs play a vital role in separating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and in protecting coastal areas from extreme events, ... A bold plan to 3D print artificial coral reef.

The scientists say the process involves scanning underwater photographs of coral reefs and then incorporating environmental genetic information into a 3D technology algorithm. The researchers then ...

Share This Print. Coral reefs are complex ecosystems, a jumble of microhabitats created by corals and the substrate beneath them: holes, ... The model encompasses a portion of coral reef off the coast ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Pristine’ Coral Reef Resembling Bed of Roses Is Found Off the Coast of Tahiti ...