To demonstrate confocal imaging, the scientists used a bench-top mockup of the objective lens with an integrated 3-D MEMS mirror. Liu et al. attached the mirror onto the sample stage using a ...

Laser scanning technology continues to gain momentum in the construction industry for its ability to help Building Teams collect tons of highly accurate information in a very short period of time.

When Darwin Quiroz first started working with optics as an undergraduate, he was developing atomic magnetometers. That experience sparked a growing curiosity about how light interacts with matter, an ...

Buildots adds laser scanning through NavVis partnership. Construction intelligence platform gains survey-grade reality capture, viewable alongside progress data and BIM ...

When one thinks about microscopy, it seems to be mostly qualitative. Looking at a slide teeming with bacteria or protozoans is less about making measurements and more about recognizing features and ...

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 ...

Long before European contact, a sprawling, multicultural civilization flourished across the southwestern Amazon. It built massive ceremonial centers and transformed the rainforest. Scientists are only ...

Artec 3D has introduced the Artec Point II target-based handheld laser scanner for industrial metrology. With an expanded laser configuration, the unit captures up to 5.8 million points per second to ...

Beneath the thick, unbroken canopy of Panama’s rainforest, laser scanning has picked out the faint geometry of a settlement that the jungle had swallowed. The technique behind the discovery does ...

Safety laser scanners are used to monitor activity within a dangerous work area. They can be used in stationary or mobile applications. A safety laser scanner is a safety device that provides ...