In a world first, an international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe—without breaking its seal or damaging it in any way.
Archaeology
Mar 02, 2021
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Research at Cranfield Forensic Institute has found that using 3-D printed models to present evidence in court cases can help to improve a jury's understanding of technical language.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2020
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A new system improves the speed and accuracy of fingerprint scanning and matching by using 3-D technology. No pressing required.
Engineering
Oct 11, 2018
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A discovery by a University of Queensland researcher could speed up MRI scanning times and make the scans more affordable.
Engineering
Sep 11, 2018
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Concealed inside a key building in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, researchers from The University of Nottingham have used the latest scanning technology to reveal in 3-D a hiding-hole used by 17th-Century Catholic priests escaping ...
Archaeology
Nov 28, 2016
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The federal government is using eye scans and facial recognition technology for the first time to verify the identities of foreigners leaving the United States on foot—a trial move aimed at closing a longstanding security ...
Other
Feb 18, 2016
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In March 2001, the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, two of the tallest Buddha sculptures in the world. This horrific attack on an important and beautiful example of the patrimony of central Asia shocked ...
Archaeology
Jan 27, 2016
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If you are into TV crime series, you have probably noticed how the likes of traces on bodies or shoe prints often help detectives to shorten their list of suspects. Such forensic evidence also plays a key role in real investigations, ...
Engineering
Jul 21, 2015
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We are in the midst of a 3D revolution. There are a wide range of commercially available devices that are capable of sensing the 3D shape of an object and printing the shape to create a three-dimensional photocopy. As both ...
Engineering
Jun 02, 2015
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As microchip feature dimensions approach atomic scale, it becomes formidably difficult to measure their size and shape. According to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, within the next couple of years ...
Nanophysics
Apr 30, 2015
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