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Disney develops 3D-printed lighting for toys
[Philip Lelyveld comment: ok, this is VERY cool!]
Karl D.D. Willis of Disney Research tweeted last night to show off some awesome 3D printed optics that his group has been working on.
The overall idea was to explore the future of 3D printed interactive objects, using technology available right now. So although there are some non-printed components used (like LEDs and CCDs), the research paper describes how, eventually, entire electronic devices might be entirely 3D printed.
See the full article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19818815
and here: http://blog.ponoko.com/2012/10/03/disney-research-experiments-with-3d-printed-optics/