Browse a 3D map of the world’s 2.75 billion buildings

However, the open-source project isn’t about bragging rights. With over 2.75 billion buildings detailed in the map, the ...

Google’s and OpenAI’s Chatbots Can Strip Women in Photos Down to Bikinis

Users of AI image generators are offering each other instructions on how to use the tech to alter pictures of women into ...
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Three Kingdoms using Google Earth

This video uses Google Earth to bring China’s Three Kingdoms era (220–280 AD) to life. We follow the rise and fall of Wei, ...
IEEE

Comparative Evaluation of Differing Levels of Information Presentation in 3D Mini-Maps on Spatial Knowledge Acquisition in VR

Abstract: Maps have long been a favored tool for navigation in both physical and virtual environments. As a navigation aid in virtual reality, map content and appearance can differ significantly. In ...
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Scientists just found the world’s oldest 3D map in a cave—and it’s interactive

In asmall cave tucked away south of Paris, scientists believe they’ve stumbled upon something extraordinary: what might be the oldest known 3D map created by humans. Carved into stone some 20,000 ...
IEEE

A 3D Memristive Cubic Map With Dual Discrete Memristors: Design, Implementation, and Application in Image Encryption

Abstract: Discrete chaotic systems based on memristors exhibit excellent dynamical properties and are more straightforward to implement in hardware, making them highly suitable for generating ...
Nature

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

Scientists have produced the most detailed 3D map of almost all buildings in the world. The map, called GlobalBuildingAtlas, combines satellite imagery and machine learning to generate 3D models for ...
Medical Xpress

3D maps reveal hidden microenvironments shaping mouse brain connectivity

Recent technological and scientific advances have opened new possibilities for neuroscience research, which is in turn leading to interesting new discoveries. Over the past few years, many groups of ...
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Would you wear Justin Bieber’s new 3D-printed sneakers?

Justin Bieber unveiled a 3-D printed sneaker at his brand Skylrk’s first physical store, a four-day pop-up in Tokyo. Instagram/lilbieber Move over, Crocs — there’s a new divisive shoe in town. Justin ...
Interesting Engineering

US firm’s satellite creates 3D blueprint of China’s ‘most important’ naval base

US satellite firm Vantor has shown off its advanced imaging capabilities by sharing images of “one of China’s most strategically important military bases.” In a post on X, the company published ...
Altoona Mirror

New state budget supports rare earth mineral extraction

Efforts in Pennsylvania to extract valuable rare earth minerals from tens of millions of tons of coal refuse are finding support in the new state budget. The Fiscal Code, House Bill 416, provides $1.9 ...
Phys.org

All the world's buildings available as 3D models for urban and climate research

With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide. The open data provides a crucial ...