{"id":1208,"date":"2026-01-05T13:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researcherlife.in\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:58:20","slug":"how-researchers-are-using-blender-for-papers-thesis-and-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researcherlife.in\/3d\/how-researchers-are-using-blender-for-papers-thesis-and-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"How Researchers Are Using Blender for Papers, Thesis, and Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you think Blender is just for making animated movies, you\u2019re missing out on the most powerful scientific tool of the decade. Across the globe, researchers are ditching basic PowerPoint shapes for high-fidelity 3D models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how Blender is being used across different fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd2c Biology &amp; Chemistry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers are importing <strong>PDB (Protein Data Bank)<\/strong> files directly into Blender. 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