MicroCT News
USU's Science Unwrapped Explores 'Mummy Mystery'
What do you do when you (literally) can’t unwrap a scientific mystery? Utah State University anthropologists Sascha Baldauf and Molly Cannon faced this puzzle, when the USU Museum of Anthropology came into possession of ancient mummified remains.
Logan Hammer Studies Varied Snake Species
Undergrad researcher Logan Hammer, left, studies fang length, gape size in varied snake species with mentors, from left, Professor Al Savitzky and graduate student Lauren Houstoun Craige, Utah State University.
Terrific, Terrible Lizards: The Age of Dinosaurs and Beyond in Eastern Utah
While in Logan, Dr. Lively used USU's MicrocCT scanner to examine fossil finds.
Ancient Canine Mummy Sheds Light on Egyptian Burial Practices
Senior Sascha Baldauf is uncovering evidence that mummified remains transferred to the USU Museum of Anthropology belong to a canine species, challenging early assumptions and deepening the understanding of animal mummification practices.
What’s inside a tadpole?
This photo shows a 3D rendering of a large tadpole from Southeast Asia (Clinotarsus penelopi) created by a microCT scanner at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.
A Closer Look: USU Installs New Scanner for Non-Invasive Analysis of Biological, Other Specimens
National Science Foundation, USU partners provide more than $500K for 'microCT' unit to advance research efforts.
Researchers take museums online with medical imaging technology
Blackburn and his team use imaging techniques, such as CT scans and light-based scanning, to take pictures of both the inside and the outside of animals. Using a computer algorithm these 2-dimensional pictures are rendered into a realistic, 3D representat...