Friday, May 27, 2011

Cornell’s Micro-CT Scanner Lets You See Small Things in 3D (Color)


The University recently made its $500,000 micro-CT scanner available for public as well as academic usage.


For $40 to $75 a pop, you can use the instrument to look inside stuff like a mouse heart, a fat deposit or even a Habanero Chile. The system uses a computer and low-dose X-rays to generate color 3D images. Though the specimen does get irradiated, it's not damaged or killed during the process.


And the detail is stunning. You get a moving 3D view of internal structures as small as a human hair.

No comments:

Post a Comment