The shape of biological structures, ranging from flower petals to the limbs or organs of animals, is often naturally best ...

Clean and complete geometry is important for successful 3D printing. A watertight mesh helps reduce common printing problems ...

Abstract: Cross-modal 3D shape retrieval is a crucial and widely applied task in the field of 3D vision. Its goal is to construct retrieval representations capable of measuring the similarity between ...

Abstract: Recent advancements in diffusion techniques have propelled image and video generation to unprecedented levels of quality, significantly accelerating the deployment and application of ...

More Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests have been found on Texas beaches in 2026 than any year since authorities began tracking the endangered species. By mid-June, about 600 Kemp's ridley nests had been ...

Clara Mattei is an economist at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and founder of the Forum For Real Economic Emancipation (freefreeforum.org). Her book Escape from Capitalism (Simon & Schuster, 2026) ...

A first-of-its-kind law in New York could force 3D printers sold for homes and business to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns. The new requirement, also under consideration ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A handgun frame that has been printed on a 3D ...

Personal 3D printers weren’t as revolutionary as some had hoped. There was a time in the early 2010s when manufacturers thought it possible that, as technology advanced, every household would own one ...

Choosing a career path as a teenager can feel overwhelming. I remember, quite a few moons ago, weighing up all the options in front of me and wondering which course would give me the best chance of ...

Formlabs wants to make industrial 3D printing feel less like industrial 3D printing. The company has spent more than a decade building printers that make professional-grade prototyping cheaper and ...