Measuring distances in microseconds
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 06:56
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Standard laser devices are fast enough for measuring the size of a room, but they need to be faster for outdoor mobile applications. Researchers have brought these scanners up to speed -- they can measure ten times faster than usual scanners.
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