http://www.metafilter.com/tags/DigiMorph Posts tagged with 'DigiMorph' at MetaFilter. Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:45:31 -0800 Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:45:31 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/27303/Digital%2DMorphology%2Dfor%2Dwhen%2Dyou%2Dreally%2Dwant%2Dto%2Dget%2Dup%2Dclose%2Dand%2Dpersonal <a href="http://digimorph.org/index.phtml">Digimorph,</a> headed by University of Texas professor <a href="http://www.geo.utexas.edu/faculty/rowe.htm">Timothy Rowe</a>, is a collection of 2D and 3D cross-sectional images of everything from <a href="http://digimorph.org/specimens/Eoraptor_lunensis/">dinosaur skulls</a> to <a href="http://digimorph.org/specimens/Dromaius_novaehollandiae/egg/">fertilized emu eggs</a>. Using an advanced X-ray <a href="http://www.mit.edu/~glb/node4.html">Computed Tomographic</a> <a href="http://www.ctlab.geo.utexas.edu/overview/index.html">scanner</a>, researchers are able to capture minute details of a subject's internal structure. DigiMorph provides data on almost 300 species in the form of Quicktime animations, 3D movies, and <a href="http://cybercut.berkeley.edu/mas2/html/processes/stereolith/more.html">stereolithography</a> files which can be used (with the <a href="http://computer.howstuffworks.com/stereolith1.htm">proper tools</a>) to create your own <a href="http://digimorph.org/resources/3dprinting.phtml">3D specimen</a>. <br><br> If you've ever wondered exactly what's up with the stimulating <a href="http://digimorph.org/specimens/Archilochus_colubris/">hummingbird</a> or the confounding <a href="http://digimorph.org/specimens/Ornithorhynchus_anatinus/adult/">platypus</a>, now's the perfect time to take a more <a href="http://digimorph.org/navcommon.phtml">in-depth look</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.27303 Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:45:31 -0800 biology DigiMorph digital imaging morphology science lychee