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Shape-from-shading (SFS) is a computer vision technique that draws upon light and shadow patterns to reconstruct an object's ...

The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

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New experiments and calculations could improve aerosol and microfluidic technologies while shedding more light on airborne ...