When Darwin Quiroz first started working with optics as an undergraduate, he was developing atomic magnetometers. That ...

Scanning forests with lasers can provide three-dimensional models of forests, creating a unique way to look at these ...

A new laser system could detect traces of illegal drugs, spot an incendiary device, and even tell if you've been at the firing range, FoxNews.com has learned -- but contrary to reports, the system won ...

Matthew Shaw and William Trossell document the world with lasers. When the duo founded ScanLab Projects in 2011, they were a pair of freshly minted architecture school graduates who'd gotten their ...

The study, published in Optics Express, used a fluid-based scanner built around an electrowetting prism, as an alternative to conventional mechanical components. "Most laser scanners today use ...

Laser scanning technology continues to gain momentum in the construction industry for its ability to help Building Teams collect tons of highly accurate information in a very short period of time.

First high-resolution laser survey of ancient site shows importance of solstices and efforts to make those events more dramatic. Photonics technology has revealed in unprecedented detail the efforts ...

3-D modelling is maturing fast. Increasingly affordable solutions are not only raising general awareness of 3D workflows but revolutionizing design, engineering and manufacturing processes. The case ...