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MIT’s ShiftLens 3D Prints Objects That Change Their Appearance When You Use Them, Without Electronics
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In 2022, MIT researchers demonstrated Lenticular Objects, 3D printed surfaces that shift appearance according to viewpoint, fitting six lenticular lenses across the width of a dime.
ShiftLens is the point where those two threads meet: user-triggered switching, on curved objects, printed in one pass.
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