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Techniques for optical acquisition of physical objects and their surroundings lie at the heart of virtual reality (VR) systems and material design applications, but the digitization process becomes ...

While this system works well enough on relatively dull opaque objects, it has problems with transparent items that much of the light passes through, or shiny objects that scatter the reflected light.

Design patents in the U.S. typically include two types of shading. The first and most common type of shading used in U.S. design patents is opaque shading, which illustrates a non-transparent or ...

Capable of detecting clear objects and translucent or opaque objects through a transparent medium, the FPDM 16 sensor has 4-m sensing range and a response time of less than 2.5 ms. Said to have a wide ...

Kitchen robots are a popular vision of the future, but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it likely won't be able to. Transparent and ...

Imaging the vitreous in optically transparent and translucent ocular media using OCT and in optically opaque ocular media using ultrasound is discussed. Optical coherence tomography and colour flow ...