Elsevier and Kitware Bring 3D Visualization Tools and Techniques to ScienceDirect

Elsevier and Kitware Bring 3DElsevier and Kitware Bring 3D Visualization Tools and Techniques to ScienceDirect PR Newswire AMSTERDAM, October 15, 2013 ScienceDirect offers ability to view 3D datasets next to the published online articles Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and Kitware, a worldwide leader in developing advanced visualization technologies, today announced that Elsevier journals offer the opportunity to upload 3D datasets when submitting a paper for publication. This way, once published, readers can interactively explore 3D datasets next to the online article on ScienceDirect. 3D visualization is important for understanding complex structures, dynamic simulations, and discoveries in various scientific disciplines such as molecular biology, astrophysics, medical imaging and engineering. However, in the course of publishing research papers traditionally, 3D models and data have to be converted into static 2D images, significantly reducing the extent of the author's analysis and the level of interpretation of the research by readers. To address the growing demands for online 3D visualization across various scientific disciplines, Elsevier and Kitware now work in partnership to enable 3D visualization services for research articles available online on ScienceDirect.