All articles tagged with #3d reconstruction
Meta Horizon Hyperscape for Quest 3 allows users to scan real-world environments and view them in VR with photorealistic graphics, leveraging advanced 3D reconstruction technology and cloud processing, with plans to add multiplayer features soon.
A study using 3D reconstructions reveals that the tail of the sauropod Giraffatitan was more mobile and complex than previously thought, providing new insights into its posture, movement, and social behavior.
Scientists used advanced imaging to digitally reconstruct 2,500-year-old tattoos on a Siberian mummy, revealing details about ancient tattooing practices, tools, and cultural significance, highlighting a continuity of body art traditions across millennia.
Scientists have created a 3D reconstruction of the face of a teenage girl known as the "Ice Maiden" or Juanita, who was sacrificed and buried near the summit of Ampato in the Andes Mountains 500 years ago. The reconstruction is part of an exhibition at the Andean Sanctuaries Museum in Peru, which aims to restore the identity of mummies and showcase the latest research on Incan rituals and mummies. The Inca Empire practiced human sacrifices to appease deities and protect the community, with children and young women chosen for the rituals. The discovery of Juanita's well-preserved remains in 1995 has provided valuable insights into Inca culture and rituals.
Researchers from the University of Maryland have developed a technique to reconstruct 3D images of scenes based on reflections captured in a person's eyes. Leveraging neural radiance field technology and the consistent shape of the cornea, the researchers were able to generate 3D models from low-resolution eye reflections. However, the approach has limitations, including low resolution and lack of detail, making it impractical for solving crimes or practical applications at this time.
A 3D digital re-creation of the muscular anatomy of "Lucy," an Australopithecus afarensis fossil, has confirmed that she was capable of walking fully erect. The 3.2 million-year-old hominin was among the first to walk upright, and the new study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, suggests that she was as proficient at bipedalism as modern humans. The study also suggests that Lucy was possibly also at home in the trees.
The first-ever full-size 3D reconstruction of the Titanic has been created from more than 700,000 scans of the wreckage captured last summer by Atlantic Productions and deep-sea mapping company Magellan Ltd. The stunning images reveal incredible new details about the doomed cruise liner, including statues, unopened Champagne bottles, and shoes lying on the floor of the ocean. The scans could offer new insight into how the Titanic hit the iceberg as it sailed 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The disaster has fascinated the world for more than a century, but much is still unknown about the specifics of the sinking.
The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has been created using deep-sea mapping, providing a unique 3D view of the entire ship, enabling it to be seen as if the water has been drained away. The scan captures the wreck in its entirety, revealing a complete view of the Titanic, which lies in two parts, with the bow and the stern separated by about 800m. The scan shows both the scale of the ship, as well as some minute details, such as the serial number on one of the propellers. The hope is that this will shed new light on exactly what happened to the liner, which sank in 1912.