by Simon Spode | Sep 13, 2023 | 3D Scanning, Automotive, Classic Cars, Innovation, Museums & Collections, News
In September 2021, the famous French auto manufacturer Renault announced its intention to create an online virtual museum of its most iconic classic cars from the past 123 years. These ranged from the 1898 Type A, Renault’s first vehicle through to futuristic... 
by Simon Spode | Jun 23, 2023 | 3D Scanning, Museums & Collections, Sculpture
3D scanning has recently made possible a remarkable ‘collaboration’ between two sculptors separated by 160 years. The project enabled artist Hugh Hayden to create a new, 3D-printed, version of John Quincy Adams Ward’s groundbreaking sculpture The Freedman using a... 
by Simon Spode | Feb 1, 2023 | 3D Scanning, Artifacts, Education, Museums & Collections, Sculpture
Cultural heritage is an integral part of our history and identity and preserving it for future generations is of utmost importance. In recent years, 3D scanning technology has become an invaluable tool in the restoration of cultural heritage, providing new... 
by Simon Spode | Jan 10, 2023 | 3D Scanning, Artifacts, Museums & Collections, News
3D terrestrial laser scanners have been deployed in Peru to create a high-resolution digital 3D terrain model of an ancient fortress. Kuélap is one of the largest ancient monuments in the Americas – and one of the most endangered. In spring 2022, the 1,000-year-old... 
by Simon Spode | Jun 15, 2022 | 3D Scanning, Artifacts, Museums & Collections, News
A blown-up Russian tank near Kyiv, a monument for Ukrainian writer Borys Hrinchenko, and an apartment building destroyed by artillery are among hundreds of landmarks, cultural sites, monuments and everyday things that Ukrainian civilians have 3D scanned on mobile... 
by Simon Spode | Jun 9, 2022 | 3D Scanning, Artifacts, Museums & Collections, News
3D scanning is helping archaeologists better understand a 1,200-year-old, 15-foot dugout canoe recovered in 2021 from the waters of Lake Mendota, Wisconsin and part of the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk Nation. From the scans detailed 3D renderings have been created...