3D scanning is important because the ability to digitize awkward or troublesome shapes from the real world can really hit the spot. One can reconstruct objects by drawing them up in CAD, but when ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Scanners normally come in three flavors: flatbed, film and ...

Conventional insect scanning usually requires killing the insect. A new collaborative process shows live insects can be scanned if they're anesthetized temporarily with carbon dioxide. Until now, ...

How many of your photographs are you not enjoying because they are lost in dust-covered shoe boxes under the bed? Trapped in those cardboard containers are snapshots from family reunions, birthday ...

Before smartphones and Instagram feeds, photographs were printed and stored in shoeboxes and albums. These tangible snapshots were the best way to revisit old memories: photos of great grandparents, ...

Helmets already make the violent game of football safer, but one of the biggest equipment makers in the sport is making them even better. It's developed a new process to create helmets that could play ...