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DIY 3D Scanner

The DIY 3D Scanner is a device used in an object replication. This project is build for scanning actual object details using IR sensor with a custom electronic board. It features a full DIY 3D printed ...
Hackaday

Watch The OpenScan DIY 3D Scanner In Action

[TeachingTech] has a video covering the OpenScan Mini that does a great job of showing the workflow, hardware, and processing method for turning small objects into high-quality 3D models. If you’re at ...
Business Wire

Introducing Walabot DIY Plus, the World’s First All-in-One Wall Scanner that Uses ‘Superman Vision’ to See Through Lath and Plaster, Drywall, and Concrete

The next generation of the Walabot product line, Walabot DIY Plus is the most powerful wall scanner available and the ultimate tool for any home improvement project. TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)- ...
CNET

Radical new 3D body scanner delivers startling first human images

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.
Hackaday

3D-Printed Scanner Automates Deck Management For Trading Card Gamers

Those who indulge in trading card games know that building the best deck is the key to victory. What exactly that entails is a mystery to us muggles, but keeping track of your cards is a vital part of ...
New Atlas

World's first full-body medical scanner generates astonishing 3D images

After over a decade of development, the world's first full-body medical scanner has produced its first images. The groundbreaking imaging device is almost 40 times faster than current PET scans and ...
ucdavis.edu

Human Images From World’s 1st Total-Body Scanner Unveiled

EXPLORER, the world’s first medical imaging scanner that can capture a 3D picture of the whole human body at once, has produced its first scans. The brainchild of UC Davis scientists Simon Cherry and ...
Gizmodo

This 3D-Printed 35mm Movie Camera Is an Absolute Marvel of DIY Design and Engineering

There are many reasons even big-budget movie and TV productions have switched to using digital cameras—the most obvious being that shooting on film is expensive. It’s why amateur filmmakers rarely opt ...
Business Insider

This handheld 3D body scanning device could replace the MRI — using the motion-sensing technology from a Nintendo Wii

ER doctors and engineers have harnessed the motion-sensing technology in Nintendo Wii controllers to build a new kind of 3D body scanner. It's not as precise as the technology in an MRI machine or a ...
Popular Science

3D scans reveal secrets of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy’s coffin

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chicago’s Field Museum is home to over a dozen ancient Egyptian ...
Sky

Human images from world's first full-body 3D scanner

Images from the world's first full-body 3D medical scanner, EXPLORER, have been released. Developed by scientists from UC Davis, the scanner combined positron emission tomography (PET) and X-ray ...