3D Scans unlock secrets of 'first bird' - BBC News

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A new 3D X-ray fossil-scanning technique has produced some of the clearest images yet of Archaeopteryx, often described as "the first bird". Hidden details of its feathers will help solve the mystery of whether or not it could really fly. BBC News visited the laboratory to see how the team were unlocking the fossil's secrets.

More detail here - http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27502354
Paybacksays...

"it is a tight beam, the width of a human hair, about 10 cm in width, but extremely powerful, so if you are the front of this beam, you are killed in just a few seconds..."

...held together with duct tape.



Yes, I know it's just holding the sheets of lead over the sensor, but still...

siftbotsays...

Tags for this video have been changed from 'BBC News, ESRF, Grenoble, France' to 'BBC News, ESRF, Grenoble, France, archaeopteryx' - edited by lucky760

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