Tag Archive: g3b8

Feb 23

3D Printed Brain

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….er, endocast. An endocast is the cast of the neurocranium of the skull. There are three layers of meninges surrounding the brain: pia, arachnoid, and dura mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is between the pia mater and the brain. Taking a cast of the neurocranium gives us the best indication we can get of what a fossilized …

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Feb 11

More 3D printing

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I printed the other half of G3B8. If you follow this link you can see my video on Vimeo. I made a time lapse to show how the Z Corp printer works: 3D Printing a Hominid Skull (Time Lapse)