lithophane
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lithophane
First recorded in 1945–50; litho- + -phane ( def. )
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A group of researchers has developed a solution: 3D print a lithophane, a thin plastic sheet that displays visual data in the form of bumps and other surface features.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 17, 2022
For a stained protein or nucleic acid gel, a lithophane can represent the intensities of the stain as variations in relief. 3D printers have become widely available, and the printing only takes minutes.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 17, 2022
The cool thing here is the way that light scattering works with this particular resin, whatever I can see when I hold up the lithophane to the light, they can feel.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
So for like a week I thought we had invented the lithophane.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
But if she knows what diagrams she’s going to do before a presentation and prints a lithophane, problem solved.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2022
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