08/14/2016
holoportation: virtual 3D teleportation in real-time (Microsoft Research)
holoportation is a new type of 3D capture technology that allows high quality 3D models of people to be reconstructed, compressed, and transmitted anywhere i...
08/14/2016
HoloLens Spatial Mapping
HoloLens and Spatial Mapping of the surrounding
08/14/2016
Microsoft HoloLens Review, mind blowing Augmented Reality!
Microsoft HoloLens review, AR- mind blowing! My expectations were already high, but when I tried the HoloLens, my mind was blown at how outrageously good it ...
08/13/2016
Skully officially admits it’s over
It took more than a week for remaining Skully execs to admit to themselves it was time to shut down. But late last night the company finally sent customers an..
08/13/2016
Matterport secures new investors for its virtual reality 3D mapping tech
It's 2016 and the physical world is slowly being uploaded to the cloud. Matterport, a company creating tools to allow 3D spaces to be scanned into virtual..
08/10/2016
3D Innovation Hub | Howard Community College
The 3D Innovation Hub offers full-service 3D printing, also known as customized additive manufacturing. The hub uses plastic filament or plaster powder in printers to build objects within three dimensions. The results are used in educational visualization, demonstration, and even prototype testing.
07/08/2016
Benefits of Architectural 3D Modeling in Design and Construction
Architectural 3D modeling, replete with full renderings, animations and walkthroughs is an extremely popular trend in the AEC industry. 3D models provide a realistic, detailed ‘as built’ view…
03/21/2016
New materials developed that are as light as aerogel, yet 10,000 times stronger
A team of researchers from MIT and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed new ultra-lightweight materials that are as light as aerogel, but 10,000 times stiffer, and may one day revolutionize aerospace and automotive designs.
03/21/2016
ArcaBoard moves closer to production, and at a lower price
Late last year, we first heard about the hovering ArcaBoard. At the time, people wondered if it really worked as advertised. Well, now its creators have released a new video of it apparently in action, along with an announcement of a lower planned price.
03/21/2016
Betonkuppel zum Aufblasen
Beton-Schalen muss man beim Bau mit teuren Holzkonstruktionen stützen, eine revolutionäre Bautechnik der TU Wien verwendet stattdessen aufblasbare Luftpolste...
03/21/2016
New construction technique allows concrete domes to be "popped up"
There probably aren't many domed concrete structures where you live, and there's a reason for that – they're difficult to build. Now, however, scientists have devised a system that allows concrete shell structures to simply be "inflated" and cinched together with a steel cable.