Although the lithophane is an ancient artistic medium, it has never been used to represent scientific data and imagery in a quantitative, controlled manner for tactile visualization and tactile integration. Scientists now are using lithophane and 3D printing to turn scientific data into tactile graphics that glow with video-like resolution, enabling both blind and sighted individuals to ‘see’ the same piece of data, opening up the field of chemistry — and other life sciences — for people with blindness or low vision.
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Source: ScienceDaily