Using an input image, the Tree-D Fusion creates a 3D tree model that can be used to simulate various stages of development. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with ...

Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and international collaborators demonstrated a new method for mapping the location and size of trees growing outside of ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — In computer graphics and computer-aided design (CAD), 3D objects are often represented by the contours of their outer surfaces. Computers store these shapes as “thin shells,” which ...