News tagged with 3d shape
People who 'see' numbers have better memories for dates
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research project has shown that people who perceive numbers visually, and who see sequences of numbers as visual patterns, have better memories for dates and events in the past than ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Studying the female form: Math could lead to sexier lingerie, safer labcoats
Researchers in Japan have turned to mathematics to build a computerized 3D model of the female trunk that could help lingerie and other clothes designers make more sensuous, comfortable, and better fitting product ranges.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Researchers fold origami with light
(Phys.org) -- Replacing the need for nimble fingers, researchers have demonstrated how to make origami using light of a specific wavelength. They call the new folding technique photo-origami, and it could ...
May 10, 2012 |
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Molecule necessary for DNA repairs also halts them
(Phys.org) -- Repairing DNA breaks can save a cell’s life—but shutting off the repair machinery can be just as critical. How cells accomplish this feat was unknown. However, new research by Johns Hopkins scientists, ...
May 07, 2012 |
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Mathematics: First-ever image of a flat torus in 3D
Just as a terrestrial globe cannot be flattened without distorting the distances, it seemed impossible to visualize abstract mathematical objects called flat tori in ordinary three-dimensional space. However, ...
Apr 26, 2012 |
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The presence of water changes the structure of an antibiotic
EPFL chemists have shown how the three-dimensional shape of an antibiotic changes when it is in an aqueous environment. This could lead to a better understanding of how drugs interact with biological molecules.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Robots in the classroom
Tore Fløan smiles at me: “In the past we competed with European organizations, but now we have the Chinese breathing down our necks,” he says.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Fujitsu develops world's first technology for retrieving 3D CAD models with partially similar shapes
Fujitsu researchers have developed a technology for retrieving partially similar models from stored 3D CAD models.
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Augmented Reality technology becomes a tool for urban and construction planning
Mobile computing tools for urban and construction planning have developed dramatically over the past few years. Even by global standards, the progress made at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been remarkable. ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Controlling the cut: Engineers top the leader board
A high-tech, precision, water jet milling control system which could transform the manufacture of complex aerospace, optical and biomedical structures and devices is being developed by an international team of engineers led ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Mysteries of the sun ... explained in video
NASA has just released five new videos called "Mysteries of the Sun". The videos describe the science of the sun and its effects on the solar system and Earth. Scientists study the sun not only to better understand ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Trees tell their own story to satellites
Communications via satellite are changing the way the forest industry harvests trees. A new approach being tested by ESA combines satcoms and cellular services to relay important information almost immediately ...
Apr 02, 2012 |
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