A new system represents the first time that the capabilities of conventional beam-scanning lidar systems have been combined with those of a newer 3D approach known as flash lidar. The nonmechanical 3D ...

Robots may soon mimic the human sense of touch, with advances in flexible tactile detection aiming to endow them with the ability to sense friction and slip. Polymer optical fiber knots are at the ...

A Firestorm xCell micro 3D printing factory loading onto a C-130 to print Tempest UAV systems at a U.S. Air Force base. Inside a standard shipping container, a "factory-in-a-box" hums to life. It is ...

At the Pius-Hospital Oldenburg in Germany, Dr Hui Looe and his team have used the LUNA 3D system pre-clinical on their ELEKTA Synergy LINAC and their CT since June 2023. After installing and ...

Researchers have developed a compact and lightweight single-photon airborne lidar system that can acquire high-resolution 3D images with a low-power laser. This advance could make single-photon lidar ...

Two-year contract award for Large-format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator Supports development of large-scale industrial metal AM print capabilities for high-speed flight applications ...

OpenAI is making rapid advances in a new text-to-3D object system it's been working on. The Shap-E AI, available as an open-source download, can generate 3D assets straight from a text description, or ...