The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette featured Penn State Behrend’s work to create high-quality digital scans of the Liberty Bell as part of the broader America250 celebration.

The article highlights how VAR Lab’s scans provide new ways to study, preserve, and teach with one of the nation’s most important historic artifacts. Through precise 3D documentation, the project allows viewers to examine the Liberty Bell from perspectives that are difficult or impossible during an in-person visit, including close surface details, inscriptions, geometry, and areas normally blocked from public access.

Read it here: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2026/07/03/liberty-bell-penn-state-behrend-america250/stories/202607020065