Dec 15 2010

‘Blast Patch’ Changes Color to Indicate Injury

Tag: 3D Models,Materials Science,Safety and PreventionDavid Teeghman @ 3:07 pm
If a soldier suffers a serious brain injury from blast-exposure, a medic will know instantly just how serious the damage is to the affected area.

Oct 06 2010

Athletes Use 3-D Imaging to Improve Their Game

Tag: 3D Models,Animation,BaseballDavid Teeghman @ 3:29 pm
Professional sports teams are beginning to use motion capture technology to track how athletes could perform better.

Jul 27 2010

Explorers to Create 3D Map of Titanic

Tag: 3D Models,Titanic,Underwater ArchaeologyTracy Staedter @ 1:45 pm
Cutting-edge imaging, filming and sonar technology will aid explorers as they conduct an inventory of artifacts and examine the state of the ship.

Jul 22 2010

Footprint Fossils Analyzed for Ancient Human Gait

Tag: 3D Models,Archaeology,ScienceZahra Hirji @ 12:33 pm
Researchers compare the gait and foot structure of modern humans to a collection of 1.5 million year old footprints discovered in Kenya.

Jul 07 2010

Origami Robot Makes Shapes on Demand

Tag: 3D Models,Chemistry,DesignTeresa Shipley @ 5:36 pm
Material inspired by the ancient art of origami folds on its own.

Jun 15 2010

Finally! 3D Without the Glasses

Tag: 3D Models,Inventions,Movies,TelevisionDavid Teeghman @ 4:26 pm
Those annoying 3D glasses will soon be obsolete, as you can watch 3D movies in your own living room without the glasses.

Jun 08 2010

Is 3-D Vision Bad for You?

Two-dimensional entertainment is so 2009. With Sony’s release of the 3-D upgrade for PlayStation 3, the upcoming 3-D Nintendo DS, at least two 3-D television channels on the horizon, and the box office success of a little flick called Avatar, ...

May 19 2010

3D Laser Helps Preserve Mt. Rushmore

Tag: 3D Models,Archaeology,Architecture,HistoryTracy Staedter @ 12:28 am
The years are not kind to George and Abraham. The erosive forces of wind, rain, heat and cold constantly badger the granite and other metamorphic rock from which the Mount Rushmore National Monument was carved. Water seeps into cracks, freezes ...

May 13 2010

Airborne Lasers Create 3D Images of Ancient, Modern Landscapes

Tag: 3D Models,Archaeology,Architecture,Aviation,Urban PlanningTracy Staedter @ 2:33 pm
A technology primarily used by ecologists and biologists to analyze vegetation cuts through jungle growth and produces detailed, three-dimensional views of landscapes in a matter of hours.

Apr 02 2010

Turin Shroud Enters 3D Age

Tag: 3D Models,History,Religion and Spirituality,Shroud of TurinRossella Lorenzi @ 5:06 pm
The Shroud of Turin, the controversial piece of linen that some believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will enter the 3D age when it goes on display for six weeks after Easter.

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