New grant supports Image Permanence Institute’s research on the stability of 3D-printed objects

(March 5, 2024)

Rochester Institute of Technology News

Museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions have embraced 3D printing as a tool for display, storage, preservation and conservation, and more. However, there is not much known about the safety and longevity of 3D-printed materials in these contexts, despite their widespread use within cultural heritage.

To help address this void in research, Meredith Noyes, research scientist at RIT’s Image Permanence Institute (IPI), received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a research project titled “Evaluating the Mechanical Stability of 3D Printed Materials to Inform Collections Care Decision Making.”