Scientists have used 3D printing technology to transform images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope into tactile “pictures” for the blind. Astronomers Carol Christian and Antonella Nota of the Space Telescope Science Institute are experimenting with 3D models as a means of aiding education for people who cannot study visual images.
“We want to make sure that [users] can experience the texture and correctly identify it,” Christian explained. “We were amazed during testing how quickly people identified the individual features and appreciated the complexity of the star cluster after using the printouts for a few minutes.”
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