Video of the week: the world's first 3D printed photosynthetic wearable
In this fascinating TED talk, designer and architect Neri Oxman - an associate professor at MIT - provides an intriguing glimpse of how additive manufacturing technology is enabling replication of structures hitherto only found in nature; including the world’s first 3D printed photosynthetic wearable.
TED talk: Design at the intersection of technology and biology
https://www.ted.com/talks/neri_oxman_design_at_the_intersection_of_technology_and_biology
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