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Plastic bones reshape Smithsonian Triceratops to mm accuracy
Smithsonian scientists use laser scanning and 3D printing to build a new life sized Triceratops skeleton from digital measurements. The 7 foot skull arrives from Oklahoma firms Shared Replicators and Tulsa Technologies as staff assemble legs and torso for display by February. The project enables dramatic poses and preserves the original bones in storage, with stereolithography tech also finding uses in Nike product design and virtual dressing room concepts.
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