SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 29, 2026Interesting Engineering

US 3D printing breakthrough builds realistic human hand model inexpensively

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University of Texas researchers developed CRAFT, a breakthrough 3D printing method that uses varying light intensity to control a single cheap liquid material's properties at the pixel level, creating objects with different hardness and transparency in one piece. The technique successfully printed a realistic human hand model that replicates skin, bone, and tissue textures, offering medical schools an affordable alternative to expensive cadavers for surgical training.

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