“We are trying to reduce not only our time to start a design, but we want to have a good design the first time. We want to eliminate any rework that would cost us time and money later in our program ...

(((Hey, thanks a lot, "Armchair Anarchist" at Futurismic. I've been predicting the advent of these spime-friendly gizmos forages now.)))http://www.zcorp.com/news ...

There’s a whole lot of interesting mechanics, optics, and electronics inside a Blu-ray drive, and [scanlime] a.k.a. [Micah Scott] thinks those bits can be reused for some interesting project. [Micah] ...

While new technology is captivating, realizing the benefit of its capabilities relies upon effective implementation. There is always an illusion — a risk — with something cutting-edge, such as laser ...

I need some advise as to the efficacy of existing 3D scanners in producing CAD-compatible scans of large objects (about 1.25 m x 10 cm x 10 cm) at relatively high resolutions (30-50 um). My company is ...

Using little more than a webcam and a laser, a young engineer has built a cheap 3-D scanner that dovetails perfectly with the MakerBot and other desktop fabricators. It could be used as part of a ...

As the donations pour in to aid the reconstruction efforts of the fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral in Paris and the French government opens the question of whether to rebuild the 850-year-old ...

Darwin Quiroz is exploring new frontiers in miniature lasers with major biomedical applications. When Quiroz first started working with optics as an undergraduate, he was developing atomic ...