High-resolution imaging and 3D computer modeling show that the dendrites of neurons weave through space in a way that balances their need to connect to other neurons with the costs of doing so. The ...

Concord, Mass.-based SolidWorks Corp., part of the billion-dollar French multinational corporation Dassault Systemes, is best known for its development of 3D mechanical design software — powerful but ...

3D scanning aims to capture the geometry of the 3D world. However, most existing solutions require a complicated setup, are often hard to use and might not always work outdoors. Marc Pollefeys, ...

You don't have to contemplate the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, or the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for long to grasp the notion that standard two-dimensional drawings might be ...

Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, is famous for its huge, human-hand-sized teeth. However, there is little fossil evidence of its whole body. International researchers have now used an ...

Google on Thursday confirmed that it has sold 3D computer modeling program SketchUp as the Internet titan continues streamlining its product line with co-founder Larry Page at the helm. SketchUp ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I initially contacted Bryan Christie to ...

A new study of the biggest Main Belt asteroid, Psyche, finds it might be the remnant of a planet that never fully formed DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., August 10, 2020--New 2D ...

Dairy cows typically rest for 10 or more hours a day, so a dry, clean, and comfortable place -- such as a freestall -- to lie down and rest is essential for their health, well-being, and production ...

Researchers at MIT develop AI-assisted preview tool for 3D printing that generates appearance-first renderings of objects ...