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World’s first compact rotary 3-D printer-cum-scanner Posted: 14 Feb 2015 03:42 PM PST The the world’s first compact 3-D printer that can also scan items into digitized models. will be delivered to the United States in March. This user-friendly device allows users without much knowledge of 3-D software to scan any item, then edit the digitized model on the computer and print it out in 3-D.

What’s new for LHC Run II Posted: 14 Feb 2015 06:23 AM PST The most powerful particle accelerator on Earth soon will reawaken for its second run. Scientists explain how the upgraded capabilities of the Large Hadron Collider and its experiments will give access to a previously inaccessible realm of physics.