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This will be a publicly accessible facility bringing amazing state-of-the-art 3D non-destructive technology into the hands of everyone. It will build a library of 3D data for everyone to access via the internet (i.e. Thingiverse and Encyclopedia of Life on 3D steroids).
You, your doctor, your favorite museum, your grandchild, your favorite school (K-12, University), or a future Steve Jobs can use this capability to advance the world of science, medicine, engineering, education, art and everything in between. We’ll show you how.
What would Superman do with his X-ray vision?
Answer mysteries. Cure diseases. Examine exotic materials. See what’s inside his iWatch. Science, Science, Science. Diagnose a failure on a space satellite’s circuit board. Analyze why his Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) isn’t working. Look inside newly discovered fossils to learn if all dinosaurs had feathers. Fly to schools and museums to spark everyone’s imagination.
That's what YOU can do with the POWER of 3D X-ray vision, and more.
State-of-the-art 3D X-ray Vision (i.e. 3D X-ray Computed Tomography-CT) exists. Heard of it? Want access? It costs > $220-$350/hr to use. That’s often prohibitive, unless one has deep pockets or million dollar grants. Commercial (for-profit) companies may or may not be allowed access to the instrument.
The goal of this CST is to make 3D X-ray Vision affordable (if not free) for everyone and accessible to everyone (non-profit and for-profit).
Funds for this facility are being raised through a Kickstarter campaign [http://kck.st/1oWVhNa] called Superman 3D X-ray Vision. Two important groups will be served by this 3D Xray Vision CST:
-- N-PEEPS: Non-profit People Engaging in Exciting Projects
-- F-PEEPS: For-profit People Engaging in Exciting Projects
In order to balance the business model of offering 3D Xray Vision, the service will be FREE for N-PEEPS and an hourly rate will apply to F-PEEPS. The rate for for-profit companies will be less than other comparable 3D X-ray facilities. Companies get the data necessary to produce deliverable results. This will enable opportunities for all PEEPS. State-of-the-art 3D X-ray technology can be used to serve the best of both worlds: commercial and non-commercial projects in research, education, art, medicine, and educational, and exploratory projects.
State-of-the-art high-resolution X-ray CT provides non-invasive and non-destructive 3D datasets (of the density inside the sample).
This type of comprehensive data allows structural analysis/quantification and visualizations for an immense diversity of sample types, including vertebrates and invertebrates, insects, plants, fossils, electronic devices, materials, etc. 4D and 5D datasets can be created by repeated scanning of the same specimen under different conditions (i.e. before/after treatment, changing temperatures, etc.)
Such a CST would enable previously impossible studies-- ultra high resolution and non-invasive is a powerful mix. Most traditional methods of 3D examination result in destruction of the sample: not viable for many samples that are precious or one-of-a-kind.
Explore your world from the inside out:
Here are some examples of previously impossible investigations made possible using 3D X-ray Vision.
1. Biomedical Sciences/Elecrophysiology/Physics - “Cardiac Lighting” the 3D visualization of the vasculature in the heart. 3D X-ray Vision acquired the data necessary to implement a new method of heart defibrillation. See the story in Science.
2. Curiousity/iFixit- iPhone®5 acting up. Time to look inside at the space-age technology packed inside, find a cracked solder joint or other disconnection issue, even examine the depth of a scratch on the glass screen, all without opening it.
3. Biology/Zoology/Physics/3D Printing – 3D X-ray Vision used in "Man-made 3D Printed Shark Skin Reveals How Sharks Swim So Fast." See it on I F**ing Love Science or LiveScience.
4. Genomics and Biomedical Science - Measuring phenotype according to genotype. A subject can be scanned non-invasively to measure structures that tell scientists the extent to which the subject's genes were mutated.
5. Biology/Diversity - Bringing “aliens” to life with the Academy of Natural Sciences. It's a museum specimen, so no cutting allowed. A perfect time to use 3D X-ray vision. See the story on IFLS.
6. Evolutionary Biology - 3D Fantastic Voyage inside a fish lung. The science done with the unique 3D X-ray data received the Reinhard Rieger Award in Zoomorphology in 2013.
Note 1: Commercial/proprietary scans are double encrypted on a separate platform and not for public distribution.
Note 2: Scans involved in a research project will not be put online until the publication has been accepted (maximum 16 months).
Note 3: Government agency scans are free, unless the 3D X-ray Vision data is to be proprietary/protected (and not to share with the world).