LO 3 – Computational Fabrication

The Mediated Matter Group from the MIT Media Lab presents a multimaterial
voxel-printing method that enables the physical visualization of data sets
commonly associated with scientific imaging.

Modern approaches still predominantly rely on 2D displays of 3D data sets. This
particular project converts data sets into dithered material deposition
descriptions, through modifications to rasterization processes. By contributing
exemplary 3D printed data sets across countless scales, disciplines, and
problem domains, this group’s approach bridges the gap between digital
information representation and physical material composition. Specifically,
scientific visualizations will definitely become more advanced and efficient
with this project as a foundation for future revisions and improvements.