diff --git a/scripts/3d_model_viewer.js b/scripts/3d_model_viewer.js
index d36998d..a2fc4a5 100644
--- a/scripts/3d_model_viewer.js
+++ b/scripts/3d_model_viewer.js
@@ -13,6 +13,41 @@
 
     var STEP_PARAMS = { linearDeflection: 0.4, angularDeflection: 0.2 };
 
+    // Default render mode is the electron-microscope look; append ?render=normal to disable.
+    var RENDER_MODE = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("render") || "em";
+    var EM_VERT = [
+        "varying vec3 vNormal;",
+        "varying vec3 vViewPos;",
+        "void main() {",
+        "    vNormal = normalize(normalMatrix * normal);",
+        "    vec4 mvPosition = modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);",
+        "    vViewPos = mvPosition.xyz;",
+        "    gl_Position = projectionMatrix * mvPosition;",
+        "}"
+    ].join("\n");
+    var EM_FRAG = [
+        "uniform vec3 uColor;",
+        "uniform vec3 uLightDir;",
+        "varying vec3 vNormal;",
+        "varying vec3 vViewPos;",
+        "float emHash(vec2 p) { return fract(sin(dot(p, vec2(12.9898, 78.233))) * 43758.5453); }",
+        "void main() {",
+        "    vec3 N = normalize(vNormal);",
+        "    vec3 L = normalize(uLightDir);",
+        "    float diff = max(dot(N, L), 0.0);",
+        "    float back = max(dot(N, -L), 0.0) * 0.2;",
+        "    float lum = 0.25 + diff * 0.75 + back;",
+        "    vec3 dN = fwidth(vNormal) * 2.0;",
+        "    vec3 dP = fwidth(vViewPos);",
+        "    float edge = clamp(length(dN) * 6.0 + length(dP) * 0.4, 0.0, 1.0);",
+        "    float line = smoothstep(0.0, 0.4, mod(gl_FragCoord.y, 4.0) - 1.2);",
+        "    float scan = 0.82 + 0.18 * line;",
+        "    vec3 col = uColor * (lum * scan + edge * 0.6);",
+        "    col += vec3(0.04) * (emHash(gl_FragCoord.xy) - 0.5);",
+        "    gl_FragColor = vec4(col, 1.0);",
+        "}"
+    ].join("\n");
+
     var WORKER_SRC = [
         'import { OcctKernel } from "' + OCCT_JS_ABS + '";',
         "let kernel = null; let initP = null;",
@@ -234,6 +269,20 @@
             renderer.setSize(initSize.w, initSize.h);
             var cs = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement);
             function cssVar(n, fb) { var v = (cs.getPropertyValue(n) || "").trim(); return v || fb; }
+            function buildMaterial() {
+                if (RENDER_MODE === "em") {
+                    return new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
+                        uniforms: {
+                            uColor: { value: new THREE.Color(0xd6d6d6) },
+                            uLightDir: { value: new THREE.Vector3(0.6, 0.9, 0.4).normalize() }
+                        },
+                        vertexShader: EM_VERT,
+                        fragmentShader: EM_FRAG,
+                        side: THREE.DoubleSide
+                    });
+                }
+                return new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: cssVar("--model-viewer-color", cssVar("--background-active", "#e0a15c")), metalness: 0.2, roughness: 0.6, side: THREE.DoubleSide, flatShading: false });
+            }
             renderer.setClearColor(cssVar("--background-primary", "#1d150f"), 1);
 
             var scene = new THREE.Scene();
@@ -310,7 +359,7 @@
                                     geo.setAttribute("position", new THREE.Float32BufferAttribute(e.data.positions, 3));
                                     if (e.data.indices) geo.setIndex(new THREE.BufferAttribute(e.data.indices, 1));
                                     fixWinding(geo);
-                                    var mat = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: cssVar("--model-viewer-color", cssVar("--background-active", "#e0a15c")), metalness: 0.2, roughness: 0.6, side: THREE.DoubleSide, flatShading: false });
+                                    var mat = buildMaterial();
                                     chunkGeometry(geo, group, mat);
                                     var tris = (e.data.indices && e.data.indices.length) ? e.data.indices.length / 3 : e.data.positions.length / 9;
                                     fit();
@@ -332,7 +381,7 @@
                 } else {
                     var geo = new THREE.STLLoader().parse(data.buffer);
                     geo.computeVertexNormals();
-                    var mat = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: cssVar("--model-viewer-color", cssVar("--background-active", "#e0a15c")), metalness: 0.25, roughness: 0.55, flatShading: true });
+                    var mat = buildMaterial();
                     group.add(new THREE.Mesh(geo, mat));
                     fit();
                     showCanvas();