This was then extruded into 3D to make a pretty accurate-looking clone of the original part. Of course, using a flatbed paper scanner to create things other than images is nothing new, if you can ...

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Pine cones are pretty smart for things with no brains, enough so that scientists have copied them to create a unique window shading system ... cellulose fibers that make up each scale.