tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12720218.post8832026935193016169..comments2008-07-21T21:25:58.893+01:00Julie Oakleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12720218.post-41340057455898251382008-07-21T21:25:00.000+01:002008-07-21T21:25:00.000+01:00Fascinating Vivien. I imagine one of the challenges will be to find the most versatile 'gloop' so that a greater variety of products can be maunufactured.Julie Oakleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12720218.post-88100493513433911012008-07-19T15:29:00.000+01:002008-07-19T15:29:00.000+01:00a few years ago I was invited to a tour of a department at Loughborough University working on just this!<BR/><BR/>A sculptor worked with a joystick type thing and was able to change the consistency of the block onscreen to behave like wood or clay or stone as she went, the finished sculpture was then sent to a machine in exactly the same way and created in 3D - absolutely mind blowing! they showed samples of intricate mathematical shapes within shapes within intricate shapes (sort of more complex Welsh love spoons)<BR/><BR/>they also showed us computer graphics that worked rather like Wii does now<BR/><BR/>a really fascinating dayvivienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.com