From “slapped on” to “grown in”: Hitem3D 2.0 bets integrated texture generation can make AI 3D assets actually printable

For years, 3D pipelines have lived with an awkward compromise: geometry defines the shape, and textures are something you slap on afterward. It’s efficient, and it works — until it doesn’t. The cracks ...
Daily Mail

Explore every building in the WORLD: Incredible map charts 2.75 billion structures in 3D - including your home

From historic homes in Edinburgh to towering skyscrapers in Shanghai, you can now explore every building in the world from the comfort of your home. An incredible new map charts the location and size ...
GIGAZINE

The Global Building Atlas, a dataset covering 2.75 billion 3D building data from around the world, and a 3D map, are released

The Technical University of Munich has released the Global Building Atlas, a high-resolution 3D dataset covering all buildings in the world. The Global Building Atlas is expected to be useful for ...
Engineering News-Record

Walmart Strikes Deal for 3D-Printed Buildings from Alquist in Boost for Emerging Sector

Alquist 3D completed an 8,000-sq-ft building for Walmart in Athens, Tenn., earlier this year, learning key lessons on how to scale up its 3D-printing technology for larger deployments. December 15, ...
TechSpot

Machine learning just helped researchers create the biggest 3D map of buildings around the world

Connecting the dots: By applying machine learning techniques to satellite imagery, researchers have built an unprecedented database of man-made structures across the globe. The data could reshape ...
Fast Company

This incredible map shows the world’s 2.75 billion buildings

From the latest skyscraper in a Chinese megalopolis to a six‑foot‑tall yurt in Inner Mongolia, researchers at the Technical University of Munich claim they have created a map of all buildings ...
Nature

Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world

Scientists have produced the most detailed 3D map of almost all buildings in the world. The map, called GlobalBuildingAtlas, combines satellite imagery and machine learning to generate 3D models for ...
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Building a water powered generator - turning water into power

Discover how to build your own water-powered generator and turn everyday flowing water into clean, renewable electricity! This DIY project harnesses the kinetic energy of water through a simple ...
Gizmodo

Literally a Map Showing All the Buildings in the World

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map. Reading time 3 minutes The world has a lot of buildings. Now you can see them ...
Phys.org

All the world's buildings available as 3D models for urban and climate research

With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide. The open data provides a crucial ...
BGR

'Charlotte' The Spider Robot Could 3D Print Buildings On The Moon

Mankind has been trying to get back to the moon for decades, and it looks like NASA's Artemis project is on track to send the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years by mid-2027. But where ...