As technologies evolve, they typically tend to grow smaller and more convenient. The first computer occupied about 1,800 sf and weighed almost 50 tons. Now they can be carried with us everywhere. The ...

LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, and lasers are used for a wide range of purposes. The most common places where lasers are encountered are optical mice, ...

SFU engineering science professor Marinko Sarunic has developed a high resolution retinal imaging scanner that will one day revolutionize eye care, helping ophthalmologists diagnose eye diseases ...

No audio available for this content. A roundup of recent products in the GNSS and inertial positioning industry from the August 2023 issue of GPS World magazine. The VQ-840-G is a fully integrated ...

As manufacturers worldwide face mounting pressure to increase throughput, reduce downtime and build more flexible production ...

HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, CAPTURING A ONE DIMENSIONAL LIKENESS OF THE AREA THAT WAS THEN. THIS IS NOW 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY. PUTTING CRIME SCENE EVIDENCE INTO A 360 DEGREE CONTEXT.

Trimble has announced the launch of the X9 3D laser scanning system, a new reality capture solution for surveying, construction and engineering professionals. The X9 is built on Trimble's laser ...

[Rik]’s Hexastorm laser scanner project originally used a discrete polygon mirror controller+motor module from Sharp to spin a prism. But the scanner head was a bit difficult to assemble and had a lot ...

The time: the late-1990s. The place: a Midwest automotive plant. Earl, a tug vehicle operator, is pulling a 60-foot long dolly train loaded with panel racks from an outside rack storage area, and is ...

For many centuries, the principle of triangulation - that is the geometric measurement using three-point relationships - has been relatively well known. In Europe, the land survey method established ...