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A group of students in Taiwan has found a way to give discarded shellfish waste a second life beneath the waves.
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group → find → waves
Their project, named Reefvive, takes oyster shells and coral gravel that would otherwise be thrown away and turns them into 3D-printed bases for growing coral.
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According to the James Dyson Award, the structures have already been trialled in open water, with 28 coral fragments attached and a host of marine creatures moving in soon after.
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At National Taiwan Normal University and tested alongside National Taiwan Ocean University, the idea sits at the crossroads of waste reduction and habitat repair, offering coral fragments a stable place to take hold while keeping shell waste out of landfill.
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idea → test → landfill
How Taiwan students created reefs from oyster shells
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Rather than relying on concrete, as most artificial reef structures do, the Reefvive team ground up coral gravel and oyster shells and worked them into a material that could be fed through a 3D printer.
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This let them shape modular bases with rough, textured surfaces, something the James Dyson Award notes was done deliberately to encourage young coral to settle and grow.
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Award → let → coral
Each base can be slotted together with others, so a handful of small units can grow into a much larger reef framework over time.
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The intention is for the structures to do two jobs at once: give coral a foothold and offer shelter to the fish and invertebrates that move in around them.
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What inspired the reef base design
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Before settling on a final design, the students looked closely at brain corals and the winding, symmetrical ridges on their surface.
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students → settle → surface
That pattern became the starting point for the base's shape, which was reworked through several prototypes until the team landed on a structure with three large openings, allowing units to be stacked on top of one another underwater.
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Folded ridges along the sides add grip against currents, while three legs lift and anchor each base on sandy seafloors, reducing movement caused by waves.
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The modular units themselves click together without any additional clips or fasteners, making it straightforward to link several bases into a larger reef structure.
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it → click → structure
Reefvive aims to make coral restoration easier
Reefvive has already moved past the prototype stage and into the ocean.
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Working with National Taiwan Ocean University, the team carried out underwater trials in which 28 separate coral fragments were attached to the bases.
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Every one of them survived the testing period, a 100% survival rate that was entered for the award.
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Marine life didn't take long to notice.
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life → take → ?
Algae, fish, hermit crabs and even octopuses have been spotted using the structures, according to the James Dyson Award.
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The team now plans to expand testing to more restoration sites and refine the design for larger-scale production, with the long-term goal of making coral restoration cheaper and easier to scale up.
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Reefvive was named National Runner-Up in the Taiwan region of the James Dyson Award, and was also entered for the 2026 Young Pin Design Awards.
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