3D renders of 2D smartphone videos, wearable proximity sensors, and concrete strength sensors feature on u003cemu003eTime Magazineu003c/emu003e’s annual best inventions list.
The Time best inventions list highlighted NVIDIA’s Neuralangelo, an AI model that converts 2D video from a smartphone into 3D renders, capturing fine details of complex materials like roof shingles, panes of glass, and smooth marble.
“The scenes and objects it creates are compatible with popular, off-the-shelf design applications, so they can be edited and used in digital twins [or virtual replicas of real-world objects], robotics, game development, and more,” NVIDIA senior director of research, Ming-Yu Liu, told Time.
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