Tuesday, April 9, 2013

New 3D laser scanner can capture objects over half a mile away

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3D laser-scanning is nothing new, but a group of physicists at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have just announced some notable improvements to the technology. The researchers have developed a new time-of-flight (ToF) 3D camera system that can capture laser pulses from so-called "uncooperative" objects — objects made of up surfaces that don't properly reflect laser light, like fabrics...

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