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Linking leaf traits to light: A new framework for predicting canopy optical behavior

A research team has developed a new way to measure and predict how plant leaves scatter and reflect light, revealing that ...
AppleInsider

Apple's AI & ML research papers show instant 3D image conversion, more

Apple continues to focus on AI-powered image modification, with new studies detailing evaluation frameworks and an AI model that can turn 2D images into 3D scenes in a second. Here's what the ...
Frontiers

Enhanced risk prediction of femoral head osteonecrosis in the elderly: a comparative study of random forest and logistic regression models

Department of Orthopedics, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China Background and aim: ...
SiliconANGLE

Open-source image generator startup Black Forest Labs raises $300M

Black Forest Labs Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence models optimized for image generation tasks, has raised $300 million in funding. Salesforce Ventures and prominent venture ...
SlashGear

Goodbye Random Stuff In A Drawer: This Cool 3D-Printing Trend Helps Keep Your Things Organized

Almost everybody has a junk drawer — home to random cables, screws, oversized spoons, matchboxes, and foreign currency coins. It's where you put things that just don't belong anywhere else, either ...
TechNode

ByteDance unveils Seed3D 1.0 model for high-fidelity 3D generation from a single image

ByteDance’s Seed team has launched Seed3D 1.0, a diffusion transformer-based model capable of generating simulation-grade 3D assets from a single image. The model produces detailed geometry, realistic ...
Techno-Science.net

Best Gemini Nano Banana Prompts to Generate 3D, Retro & More Image Styles

The best Google Gemini Nano Banana prompts help you create stunning AI images like 3D figures, retro portraits, miniature keychains, dioramas in coffee mugs, hyper-realistic statues, holograms, and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Meta to Pay $140 Million to Use Black Forest Labs AI for Images

Meta Platforms Inc. has signed a multi-year contract worth more than $100 million to use technology from AI image startup Black Forest Labs, the latest investment by the social media firm to expand ...
Ars Technica

New AI model turns photos into explorable 3D worlds, with caveats

On Tuesday, Tencent released HunyuanWorld-Voyager, a new open-weights AI model that generates 3D-consistent video sequences from a single image, allowing users to pilot a camera path to “explore” ...
Scientific American

First 3D Images of Human Embryo Implantation Reveal New Details of the Process

Researchers have captured the very first real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into synthetic uterine tissue—revealing a key stage in reproduction. The resulting ...
ZDNet

Microsoft Copilot 3D turns your 2D images into 3D models for free - how to try

Copilot 3D will turn your 2D images into 3D models. The tool is freely available to anyone, though you do need a Microsoft account. Microsoft suggests using an image with a single subject, even ...