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Over at Core77 they’ve an undeniable soft-spot for 3D Printers – rapid prototyping hardware that can churn out a tangible, physical design from a CAD file or two – and so Objet Geometries new model is probably driving them into a frothing foam of glee. The Connex RP machine is capable of manipulating two materials [...]

Constructing virtual 3D models usually requires heavy and expensive equipment, or takes lengthy amounts of time. A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge, Qi Pan, Dr Gerhard Reitmayr and Dr Tom Drummond have created a program able to build 3D models of textured objects in real-time, using only a standard computer and webcam. This allows 3D modeling to become accessible to everybody.