Engineer creates 3D-printed marble fountain using procedural generation

We've all seen marble runs before, but they are usually handmade with only a few tracks at most. However, mechatronics engineer Will Morrison wanted to kick ...
Frontiers

Dynamic Enhancers and 3D Genome Architecture: Orchestrating Stem Cell Fate Decisions

Enhancers play a crucial role in directing gene expression programs essential for cellular differentiation and development. Recent advancements in 3D genome ...

Flight Sight launches on Apple Vision Pro with Immersive Video, 3D helicopters, more

Apple Vision Pro just got a powerful, immersive helicopter training and flight experience app. Rogue Labs has launched Flight ...
The Drive

Lightning McQueen Aero Analysis Part 2: Now You Can Play With the 3D Model Yourself

3D models of Lightning McQueen and Jackson Storm have been uploaded to AirShaper's CFD analysis site, which you can play with on your own computer. AirShaper is a cloud-based CFD design tool. If ...
Wired

This Open Source Robot Brain Thinks in 3D

European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity. The new ...
Gizmodo

Clickbait Gives AI Models ‘Brain Rot,’ Researchers Find

If you think scrolling the internet all day is making you dumber, just imagine what it’s doing to large language models that consume a near-endless stream of absolute trash crawled from the web in the ...
Jalopnik

Every Jeep Model With Easter Eggs (And Where To Find Them)

Easter eggs in cars are nothing new. On a 1973 Ford Mustang, for example, there's a tiny indicator light when you turn on the high beams that shows the silhouette of a mustang, as noted on the Hagerty ...
KLTV

INSIDE LOOK: New Smith Co. Courthouse takes shape using 3D modeling technology

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Construction on the new Smith County Courthouse is progressing rapidly, with advanced technology helping workers build what will become the centerpiece of downtown Tyler. The ...
Ars Technica

AI models can acquire backdoors from surprisingly few malicious documents

Scraping the open web for AI training data can have its drawbacks. On Thursday, researchers from Anthropic, the UK AI Security Institute, and the Alan Turing Institute released a preprint research ...
Road & Track

Tesla Adds Cheaper Model 3 Standard, Model Y Standard to Lineup

After months of waiting, more affordable versions of the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y have finally arrived. Going forward—at least until Elon Musk changes things—both of the cheaper versions of the ...
Science Daily

Scientists just proved the moai could walk, solving a 500-year mystery

Researchers confirmed that Rapa Nui’s moai statues could “walk” upright using a rocking motion, aided by rope and just a few people. Experiments with replicas and 3D models revealed design features ...