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Three Kingdoms using Google Earth

This video uses Google Earth to bring China’s Three Kingdoms era (220–280 AD) to life. We follow the rise and fall of Wei, ...

8 New Excel AI Features : So Powerful You’ll Never Look at Spreadsheets the Same Way

Explore Excel’s new AI-powered tools and productivity features in the Fall 2025 update. Smarter, faster, and more intuitive ...
IEEE

Lifelong 3D Mapping Framework for Hand-Held & Robot-Mounted LiDAR Mapping Systems

Abstract: We propose a lifelong 3D mapping framework that is modular, cloud-native by design and more importantly, works for both hand-held and robot-mounted 3D LiDAR mapping systems. Our proposed ...
IEEE

A Low Complexity Algorithm for 3D-HEVC Depth Map Intra Coding Based on MAD and ResNet

Abstract: As an extension of HEVC, 3D-HEVC retains the quadtree structure inherent to HEVC and is currently recognized as the most widely adopted international standard for stereoscopic video coding.
Interesting Engineering

New open-source tool helps engineers create gradient 3D-printed designs

Charles Wade, a PhD student in computer science at the University of Colorado Boulder, has developed OpenVCAD, a design ...
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I didn’t know Excel could do this with live data

E xcel is great for organizing data. But if you need information that changes constantly—like stock prices, weather updates, ...