3D Fashion with the National Museum of American History #ShortsFabric is a delicate material to preserve, so one of the ways we make these objects accessible is through 3D scanning! Our Smithsonian 3D Digitization team creates interactive renderings, allowing all to observe every detail of garments throughout history from your own device. The following outfits are from the collection of our National Museum of American History. Explore more 3D objects, https://s.si.edu/4bqhC0h
3D Mussels #ShortsThey may look like a snot-filled rock, but freshwater mussels are gems. Each mussel filters gallons of water per day, improving our water quality. These watershed wonders are some of the most endangered animals in the world, making them an urgent conservation priority but difficult to study. Our Smithsonian 3D Digitization and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History are building a digital library of 3D models from our world class collection of freshwater mussels,...