3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when ...

Improvements in three-dimensional (3D) scanning have enabled quick and accurate scanning of 3D objects, including cultural heritage objects, as 3D point cloud data. However, conventional ...

An all-in-one scanner boasting blue lasers with Near-Infrared (NIR) light.

Scanning pictures has become so common and readily available to the general public that people are doing it at home from their desks. Even some new digital picture frames can scan a photo. What ...

Anthony Taormina is an original member of the GameRant team, having been part of the publication for 15 years. He coordinates content for all facets of the site and manages its social media, PR, and ...

There are multiple apps that use the iPhone to perform 3D scanning of objects, but most of them require a LiDAR scanner (distance measuring sensor) and cannot be used on models that do not have a ...

This article was taken from the February 2013 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands ...

Virtual reality is becoming more of a reality in our everyday lives, as more companies are investing in the technology. Sony, the company that brought us the PS5, filed a patent that looks like it ...

You may have heard: 3-D is hot. So hot in fact that now it’s found its way onto a device you’d think had zero 3-D powers: The iPhone 4 (or most recent iPod Touch). It’s via a scanning app called ...

The proposed technique employs two novel approaches: dual 3D edge extraction and opacity–color gradation, to enhance the clarity of 3D scanned objects. Recent advances in three-dimensional (3D) ...