MIT engineers have developed a resin that turns into two different kinds of solids depending on the type of light that shines on it. Ultraviolet light cures the resin into a permanent solid, while visible light turns the same resin into a solid that is easily dissolvable in baby oil (and other solvents) enabling easily removable supports on resin prints that can then be reused instead of thrown away.
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