| 3d modeling, 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping
USF Advanced Visualization Center Manager Howard Kaplan The digital reconstructions of three human skulls created at the University of South Florida are being used as evidence in a high-profile murder trial in California. USF Advanced Visualization Center Manager...
| 3d modeling, 3d Scanning, Metrology
Space students from ages 1 to 101 will be able to get close enough to see rivets on spacecrafts, all from their computers at home, thanks to a new 3D imaging project at the Cosmosphere. Last week, the Cosmosphere began creating high-resolution, full-color, digitally...
| 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping
Digital vehicle manufacturer and parent company of Local Motors, LM Industries, has raised $15 million from an investment fund managed by the Japanese SPARX Group. Local Motors is the developer of Olli, a 3D printed, electric, self-driving shuttle bus, and the...
| 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping
U.S. car brand Chevrolet’s motorsports division has announced its teams have raced over 80,000 miles of competition this season in vehicles containing 3D printed parts. The brand’s Corvette, INDYCAR, NASCAR Camaro, and Silverado race teams have all contributed to the...
| 3d Scanning, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering
Before you can 3D print a part, you need a detailed 3D model of it. Army Material Command is figuring out how to scan tens of thousands of parts. One method: pull apart an entire helicopter. WASHINGTON: Wichita State University in Kansas is taking an Army Black Hawk...
