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 ...
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First high-resolution 3D map covering all of Earth’s 2.75 billion buildings unveiled

Scientists in Germany have, for the first time, created the most comprehensive digital representation of the world’s man-made ...
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This 3D-Printed Optical Illusion Breaks the Rules of Physics

Can you trust your own eyes? This video might be one strong case for a resounding, “No!” Even after the trick behind the magic is revealed, it’s hard to make your brain parse the truth. Although this ...
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3D-printed optical illusion tricks your eyeballs into perceiving a cube

Whether it’s green strawberries that look red, painted “three-dimensional” road bumps or that argument-provoking dress, we are suckers for a good optical illusion. And 29-year-old Sage Hansen, aka ...
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3D crosswalks: Could optical illusion be potential solution to a deadly problem?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – It’s trippy and almost guaranteed to catch your attention. But that’s exactly the point. A town in Iceland is testing out a 3D-painted crosswalk that looks like it’s “floating” ...
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Viral video shows how to draw a 3D optical illusion in under 3 minutes

We love a nice optical illusion (if you hadn't noticed), and happily the internet is full of people creating little gems to trick our eyes. Anyone wanting to create their own won't want to miss this ...