🤖 Computer Science

AI and augmented reality for 3D Indian dance pose reconstruction cultural revival

The More You See in 2D, the More You Perceive in 3D

Humans are able to infer 3D structure from 2D images of an object based on past experience and improve their 3D understanding as they see more images. Inspired by this behavior, the paper introduces SAP3D, a system for 3D reconstruction and novel view synthesis from an arbitrary number of unposed images.

⚛️ Physics and Chemistry

Team presents new path to long-term data storage based on atomic-scale defects

An international research team led by the HZDR (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf; lab) proposes a new concept of long-term data storage based on atomic-scale defects in silicon carbide, a semiconducting material.

Court approves $10 billion PFAS settlement

Federal district judge approved an agreement between 3M and public water utilities to settle thousands of lawsuits involving contamination of drinking water with certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Electric vehicles may be lowering Bay Area's carbon footprint: Monitors record small decrease in CO₂ emissions

A CO2 monitoring network established around the San Francisco Bay Area by a UC Berkeley atmospheric chemist has shown that the increased use of electric vehicles is reducing carbon emissions in the region.

🧬 Biology & Medicine

US FDA Approves Basilea Pharmaceutica's Antibiotic

The FDA approved Basilea Pharmaceutica's antibiotic for bacterial infections, including multidrug-resistant strains, on Wednesday. The Switzerland-based company sought approval for its antibiotic ceftobiprole to treat Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

Messenger RNA technology shows first promise against a rare and deadly disease

In a “Milestone” trial, Moderna finds fewer medical crisis in some people with metabolic disorder after medical infusions

🔭 Space & Astronomy

Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results

New experiment designed to search the cosmos for its most mysterious "stuff," dark matter, has delivered its first results.