A wholesome and sweet challenge has grown in popularity on TikTok, with people trying to guess at (and lie about) what various household objects they are holding. The challenge has led to some very ...
New high-resolution camera detects fine and semi-transparent objects, paving the way for improved inspection processes, surgical and agricultural robots The triple lens configuration enables precise ...
In 2013, Harley-Davidson created an agile and lightweight range of motorcycles that make up its Street family. These motorcycles are best suited for urban riding and newer riders, and the prefix XG is ...
The best business decision Emmanuel Radnitzky ever made was to call himself “Man Ray.” Two words, two syllables; one from earth, the other of heaven. The nomenclature wouldn’t have made a difference, ...
Just 500 light years away, the Chamaeleon Complex, and in particular its dark cloud Chamaeleon I, is a hotbed of young, low-mass stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Ancient Egyptian artists as far back as 3100 B.C.E. employed an artificial pigment now called Egyptian blue, using it to paint wood, stone, and cartonnage (a material that resembles papier-mâché), as ...
A pair or TikTok videos have gone viral for appearing to show a translucent smartphone, like something out of a futuristic science fiction flick. The first video, which shows a woman standing in line ...
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Abstract: Rendering realistic appearances of homogeneous translucent materials, such as milk and marble, poses challenges due to the complexity of subsurface scattering. In this paper, we present a ...