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| CT Scans Digitally "Unwrap" Mummy |
This summer, a 2,500 year-old Egyptian mummy went home. Not to Egypt, but to the San Francisco Legion of Honor, which finally brought back its resident mummy after loaning him out to a Stockton museum for the past 65 years.
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| Scanning Technique Reveals Fossils in 3D |
Some of the best-preserved fossils in the world are found in the mineral siderite, or iron carbonate, which can form around an organism as it begins to decay. If the siderite formation happens early enough, the organism won’t be compacted, and millions of years later at sites like Mazon Creek in Illinois, exquisite three-dimensional fossils will be uncovered.
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| METRIS Inspect-X 1.6 Doubles CT Reconstruction Speed |
Metris, market-leading supplier of X-ray and industrial Computed Tomography systems, launches Inspect-X 1.6 software that boosts throughput by increased CT reconstruction speed and improved general system control. Following Metris' drive for continual X-ray and CT system improvement, Inspect-X 1.6 further enhances system usability and introduces a faster CT reconstruction engine and support of latest Perkin Elmer panels.
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| Scary Ancient 'Spiders' Revealed In 3D Models, With New Imaging Technique |
Early relatives of spiders that lived around 300 million years ago are revealed in new three-dimensional models, in research published August 5 in the journal Biology Letters. Scientists at Imperial College London have created detailed 3D computer models of two fossilised specimens of ancient creatures called Cryptomartus hindi and Eophrynus prestvicii, closely related to modern-day spiders.
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| Resin Could Replace Major Body Parts |
The Dutch University of Twente said researchers have developed a biodegradable synthetic resin which can replicate body parts exactly and precisely. And, said Ferry Melchels and Dirk Grijpma of the university's Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials group, cells can be sown and cultured so that tissues are produced by the body itself.
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| Triangles Go Underwater and Supersonic |
This Comparative Study Across Species is First of its Kind. The seemingly effortless way dolphins and porpoises slice through the water and the unique capabilities of the supersonic Concorde airplane have more in common than one might think.
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| 3D Virtual Fossils Via CT scan |
| X-ray CT (computed tomography) scans are letting scientists create 3D virtual fossils, including this cockroach that was imaged while still encased in amber.X-ray CT (computed tomography) scans are letting scientists create 3D virtual fossils, including this cockroach that was imaged while still encased in amber |
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| Zeiss Adds Extreme Metrology |
Expanding its reach in the field of measurement technology, Carl Zeiss IMT Corp. is planning to roll some of its existing products into a new extreme metrology group. The new group will offer manufacturers solutions for products that are “different from the run-of-the-mill
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| Laser Design Offers High-speed CT Scanners |
Laser Design Inc. (LDI), the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for more than 20 years, has signed on as an exclusive authorized reseller of North Star Imaging, Inc.’s (NSI) innovative M500 and M5000 Computed Tomography (CT) scanners in North America and Southeast Asia.
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| GKS Adds Computed Tomography to Its Services |
GKS Inspection Services, provider of dimensional inspection, 3- laser scanning and terrestrial scanning services, now provides computed tomography (CT) scanning services. CT scanning enables 3-D scanning of parts with very complex internal geometry. Visual access is not required for CT scanning so the process is very thorough and nondestructive.
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