Purdue University College of Agriculture

AI helps find trees in a forest: Researchers achieve 3D forest reconstruction from remote sensing data

Existing algorithms can partially reconstruct the shape of a single tree from a clean point-cloud dataset acquired by laser-scanning technologies. Doing the same with forest data has proven far more ...
WTVD

Mother's search for Angel Tree donor goes viral, leads to heartfelt connection

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina mother's TikTok video has gone viral after she shared her search for the woman who donated Christmas gifts to her young son through the Angel Tree program ...
komonews

Woman killed after tree falls on car in Carnation, driver critically injured

CARNATION, Wash. — A tragic accident unfolded on Carnation-Duvall Road northeast and Fay Road northeast (SR 203) on Saturday, where a tree fell onto a car, killing one person and leaving another ...
Frontiers

Comparative evaluation of fast-learning classification algorithms for urban forest tree species identification using EO-1 hyperion hyperspectral imagery

Introduction: Accurate identification of forest tree species is essential for sustainable forest management, biodiversity assessment, and environmental monitoring. Urban forests, in particular, ...
IEEE

BstPIR: Keyword Private Information Retrieval Based on Binary Search Trees

Abstract: In Internet of Things (IoT) systems, the storage and retrieval of data are often provided by remote servers (e.g., the cloud) due to the constrained resources of devices. Private information ...
EurekAlert!

A lightweight and rapid bidirectional search algorithm

Researchers at the University of Kent, UK, introduced LiteRBS (Lightweight and Rapid Bidirectional Search), a novel grid-based pathfinding algorithm designed for efficient and scalable navigation in ...
WBUR

City living isn't good for a tree's microbiome, study shows. Here's what that means

Trees are home to all sorts of critters: birds, squirrels, frogs and more than a trillion teeny tiny microbes living in roots, bark and leaves. These fungi, bacteria and microorganisms play an ...
Bloomberg L.P.

TikTok Algorithm That Keeps Us Scrolling Remains at Heart of a Deal

The TikTok algorithm, built by its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd., is what has made the app so popular with half of America. The enormously powerful technology can master the intricacies of our ...
The Verge

Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search

Google Search head Liz Reid says traffic remains ‘relatively stable’ despite the popularity of AI Overviews. Google Search head Liz Reid says traffic remains ‘relatively stable’ despite the popularity ...
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Convert Decimal to Binary in Python (from scratch)

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...