[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 ...

Charlie Kirk, 31-year-old founder of the conservative nonprofit organization Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday while speaking outdoors at Utah Valley University. He was pronounced dead later ...

Preparing the next generation of fighter pilots is both complex and costly. However, due to the high cost and safety risks involved in training in actual Preparing the next generation of fighter ...

Scanning forests with lasers can provide three-dimensional models of forests, creating a unique way to look at these ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Helsinki are pioneers in applying this ...

A 3D laser scanner housed in a prototype system developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (IPMS) in Freiburg, Germany, can boost the safety and reliability of rail ...

The path to self-driving cars just promised to get a whole lot more affordable, with one of the biggest expenses in autonomous hardware potentially dropping exponentially. A new sensor from Velodyne ...

The LC15Dx laser scanner manufactured by the Industrial Metrology Business Unit of Nikon Metrology (Brighton, Mich., U.S.), is a global benchmark for efficient measurement and inspection of ...

A crowd watches Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, speaking during his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University when he was shot in the neck and killed on September 10, 2025.