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Laser Focus
| USF News
Two USF researchers who have used high-tech scanning devices to unlock the secrets of archaeological sites around the world are the new North American training directors for an advanced generation of laser scanners.
Assistant professors Lori Collins and Travis Doering, directors of the Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies (AIST) at USF, will train users on a new portable scanner that captures 976,000 measurement points per second with millimeter-accuracy.
Flying Syringes
| USF News
Mosquitoes are nasty little creatures. They carry horrendous diseases like malaria and yellow fever, and devastating illnesses like St. Louis encephalitis.
Now researchers at USF say there's another reason to hate mosquitoes — they carry around hundreds of viruses, many which have never been seen before.