Looks interesting http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7024672.stm Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US. Scientists at Carnegie Mellon university are making high resolution 3D scans of tombstones to reveal the carved patterns in the stone. A computer matches the patterns to a database of signature carvings which reveals the words. The technique could one day also be used by doctors to examine a patient's tongue for signs of illness. Scientists often find it difficult to distinguish between natural phenomena and man-made art works carved into stone, due to the build-up of algae and surface dirt. At the moment, archaeologists are forced to do hand-tracing work with plastic sheets and to examine objects first hand in order to decipher obscured writings. Randi Bowles-Meentzen

Oooooooo, I want one--LOL! I'll just whisper my wish list to Santa. (Don't we all want this? LOL) Hope it's handheld, or packback size! All joking aside, it sounds like a great gizmo. Judy On 10/3/07, Randi Meetzen <meetzen@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Looks interesting > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7024672.stm > Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to > a > scan technology developed in the US. >