Gloss Printing (IMAGE) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Caption Typical 3D printers can't handle the high-viscosity varnishes necessary to vary the reflectivity of a surface. Researcher Michael Foshey (CSAIL)?and colleagues have?developed a new 3D printer to solve this problem. In this image, the left side shows traditional 3D printing, which doesn't have varying?reflectivity. The right side shows the new improvements, where one can choose which surfaces are glossy?and which are matte. Credit Courtesy of the researchers Usage Restrictions Images are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license. You may not alter the images provided, other than to crop them to size. A credit line must be used when reproducing images License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.