After teasing integrated 3D scanning and 3D printing features in the lead up to launch Sony has released the Xperia XZ1 smartphone. Now Sony has revealed a partnership with French 3D printing service …
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Matterport raises $5 million to improve and enhance 3D-capture
Matterport has announced that it has secured $5 million towards developing its 3D-capture technology. The California-based company are market leaders in technology that facilitates the building of dig…
3D scanning objects by dipping them in water
New research has identified a novel way of 3D scanning objects by submerging them in water. The researchers based their method on Archimedes’ ancient principle of displacement. By measuring chan…
MIT uses Kinect scanner to create 3D models of Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex
Researches from MIT have used a Kinect scanner to immortalize the famous T. rex fossil displayed in Chicago’s Field Museum. Known as Sue, the enormous skeleton’s jaw was found to be too la…
DiY LiDAR and Scandy 3D scanning as Sony set to unveil 3D face scanning at MWC
With news that Sony is set to unveil its latest 3D scanning smartphone technology at Mobile World Congress Shanghai this week, we take a look at some of the other recent developments in this field. Ca…
The future of 3D scanning by Andrei Vakulenko of Artec 3D
Today, our thought leadership series looking at the future of 3D printing takes a detour with a look at another important part of the additive manufacturing ecosystem, 3D scanning. Andrei Vakulenko is…
KAIST 3D scanning drone intelligence captures a model of the Statue of Liberty in minutes
Professor Cho Sung-ho’s research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed an algorithm that creates 3D models of large areas in a short amount of time…
Apple granted patent for 3D mapping system – 3D printing or autonomous vehicle project?
Apple has just been granted almost 70 new patents, including new 3D mapping technology. The latest batch of technical documents gives some insight into what the Cupertino, California based company has…
3D printing the next 5 years by Christopher Gebarski CEO SMARTTECH Ltd.
This is a guest post in our series looking at the future of 3D Printing. To celebrate 5 years of reporting on the 3D printing industry, we’ve invited industry leaders and 3D printing experts to give u…
British car restoration team uses 3D scanning to reverse engineer classic Ferrari
British car restoration team, Redesign Sports Ltd (RSL) have used 3D scanning and CAD modelling to reverse engineer a 1952 classic Ferrari. Based in St Albans, RSL have implemented 3D scanners in orde…