Fringe photometric stereo procedure (IMAGE) Optica Caption Researchers developed a faster and more accurate method for acquiring and reconstructing high-quality 3D surface measurements. The new fringe photometric stereo method requires fewer protected fringe patterns, which speeds up the scanning process. Credit Ce Zhu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.