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Altair Releases SimSolid Cloud Simulation Software

Late last month, simulation and artificial intelligence specialist Altair announced the release of their latest software offering, Altair SimSolid Cloud. The cloud-native simulation software offers convenience, with the ability to be used on any web browser from any device, and improved efficiency. To that latter point, Altair says “SimSolid Cloud eliminates geometry simplification and meshing, ...
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A NEW ‘Bird’s Eye View’ Map Of Glasgow Has Been Created By A City Artist – Almost 160 Years After The Original Caused A Sensation.

A NEW ‘Bird’s Eye View’ Map Of Glasgow Has Been Created By A City Artist – Almost 160 Years After The Original Caused A Sensation.

Will Knight used drones to help him make the artwork, which is an incredibly detailed snapshot of modern Glasgow, while his predecessor, Thomas Sulman, did his research in a hot air balloon. Now, both the Sulman map of 1864 and the Knight map are being displayed side by side in an exhibition at the New ...
glasgowtimes.co.uk
Understanding Flood Behavior With Underground Lidar Data

Understanding Flood Behavior With Underground Lidar Data

Mobile lidar scanners are mapping underground spaces in Belfast to better understand and prepare for coastal flooding. The use of SLAM-based systems provides greater clarity of large flood risk areas for surveyors, through the creation of flood models. Globally, lidar solutions help to create the foundations for flood modeling of large areas, however, they seldom ...
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OpenAI’s Shap-E Model Makes 3D Objects From Text Or Images

How Space Will Help Football Fans To Celebrate Sport

Millions of supporters avidly follow football clubs across Europe, from Manchester United to Bayern Munich. Now ESA is partnering with UEFA to use space to help ensure the safety of football fans and the sustainability of the sport – as well as exploring other ways in which space can help promote football. he project aims ...
esa.int
Trees Are Moving North From Global Warming. Look Up How Your City Could Change.

Trees Are Moving North From Global Warming. Look Up How Your City Could Change.

As greenhouse gas emissions nudge temperatures higher, trees’ growing ranges are shifting northward, projections from the U.S. Forest Service show. Trees near the southern edge of their geographic ranges — what scientists refer to as “plant hardiness zones” — will be left behind, while northern latitudes will welcome new species from the south. Plant hardiness ...
washingtonpost.com
OpenAI’s Shap-E Model Makes 3D Objects From Text Or Images

OpenAI’s Shap-E Model Makes 3D Objects From Text Or Images

Recently, we’ve seen AI models that produce detailed text-to-video or use run a chatbot on your phone. Now, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has introduced Shap-E, a model that generates 3D objects you can open in Microsoft Paint 3D or even convert into an STL file you can output on one of the best 3D ...
tomshardware.com
European Environment And Health Atlas Goes Live

European Environment And Health Atlas Goes Live

The interactive online tool, a first on such a scale for all of Europe, allows users to visualise how the environment around them affects their health and well-being via set of detailed maps. It covers topics like air quality, noise and quietness, green and blue spaces and climate change throughout the member and collaborating countries ...