3D Printed Brain - Exploring Life Through Technology

Physical to digital,
and back again

The 3D Printed Brain was constructed from the MRI scan of a living human brain. 3D printing and MRIs work in similar ways by decoding 3D objects into 2D layers: a bridge between the physical and digital worlds.

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48,855

data points

186,000

lines of code

8.2 hours print time

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Check out my article on the 3D printing media network!

elenareimalott

Dec 1, 2021
1 min

Check out my article on the 3D printing media network!

https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/student-researcher-robotically-3d-prints-larger-than-life-human-brain/

elenareimalott

Nov 10, 2021
1 min

My research was featured on Designboom!

Check it out! https://www.designboom.com/technology/high-school-senior-uses-mri-data-to-3d-print-human-brain-10-28-2021/

elenareimalott

Oct 11, 2021
2 min

Bert's Brain Emerges

After a total of 8 hours of printing and tending to the robot, the brain was finally fully printed. The brain measures at 560mm x 670mm x...

Physical to digital, and back again

APPETIZING

ADVENTURES

-

COOKBOOK

Physical to digital,
and back again