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Researchers construct 3D scenes using reflections from eyes

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Researchers from the University of Maryland have developed a system that essentially turns the human eye into a mirror. Using a camera to capture a sequence of eye images along with recent advancements in 3D vision and graphics, the team was able to reconstruct a 3D scene of what an. Read Entire Article

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University of Washington researchers develop smaller, cheaper form of LiDAR technology

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New LiDAR technology invented by University of Washington researchers integrates onto a computer chip and uses sound waves running over its surface to steer a laser beam, much like a searchlight, so self-driving cars can see objects such as pedestrians and other vehicles that are far in the distance.

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From biotech to 3D printing, here are 7 startups that recently spun out of the Univ. of Washington

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According to CoMotion, the university’s tech transfer office, seven startups have emerged from UW-related research since July of last year. CoMotion helps UW researchers launch startups and secure patents for their discoveries. Most are just getting off the ground as official companies, and some don’t have websites yet.

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Nvidia's Instant NeRF AI renders 3D scenes from 2D photos in just seconds

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Nvidia's AI research arm has been working on inverse rendering and developed a Neural Radiance Field it calls Instant NeRF because it can render the 3D scene up to 1,000-times faster than other NeRF techniques. The AI model only needs a few seconds to train on a few dozen stills.

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New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird get in on innovation research grants from NASA

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(New Frontier Aerospace Illustration) Two Washington state aerospace companies — Tukwila-based New Frontier Aerospace and Spanaway-based HyBird Space Systems — are among 95 ventures that have won project development funding from NASA through its Small Business Innovation Research program.

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New high-tech lab at Fred Hutch creates 3D maps of proteins to aid therapeutics and vaccine research

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Assistant Professor Melody Campbell prepares a sample in the Shared Resources Cryo-EM Lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. I’m a visual person,” said Campbell, now an assistant professor in the Basic Sciences Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Fred Hutch Photo). Fred Hutch Photo).

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Google AI researchers use mannequin challenge YouTube videos to improve depth prediction

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Google AI researchers today said they used 2,000 “mannequin challenge” YouTube videos as a training data set to create an AI model capable of depth prediction from videos in motion. Applications of such an understanding could help developers craft augmented reality experiences in scenes shot with hand-held cameras and 3D video.

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