Within a year or two, the U.S. military could field a portable, laser backpack device that will provide a three-dimensional (3-D) map of buildings. The reconnoitering pack could be used by ...

A unique map can change the way you view the world. The Australian company Pangea Maps offers a particularly clever vantage point: topographic maps of regions of the ocean floor, laser-cut out of wood ...

A laser-shooting eye in the sky has revealed the previously unappreciated size and complexity of ancient Maya civilization, both before and during its presumed heyday, scientists say. Maya people in ...

Just got an xTool D1 Pro and want a beginner project that actually looks impressive? In this video, I’ll show you how to make a laser engraved map step-by-step, including how to create the map files, ...

It's Oregon like you've never seen it -- at least on a map. Using a laser-based terrain mapping system, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has produced giant color images of the ...

Thanks to modern laser technology, Southeast Asia’s Khmer Empire is rising from forest floors for the first time in centuries. A helicopter carrying light detection and ranging equipment, lidar for ...

A UK-based company, 3D Laser Mapping, has developed robots equipped with lasers to automatically scan mines. Its latest mission was to create a 3D map of the San Jose silver mine in Mexico. The remote ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about all things space -- exploration, astronomy and more. The excitement on the phone was palatable. Mission managers had ...