Abstract: Superpixel segmentation, as a central image processing task, has many applications in computer vision and computer graphics. Boundary alignment and shape compactness are leading indicators ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present an accurate and efficient ray-tracing model for calculating the radiation pattern of rotationally symmetric geodesic lenses. The performance of the ray-tracing ...

Disclaimer: This article is based on actual news from the real world – honestly! However, it has been sprinkled with a healthy dose of satire. NEW YORK – Federal prosecutors have charged more than 30 ...

Sir Isaac Newton once wrote, in what must be one of the most oft-quoted lines in the history of science, "If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." Well, any of us who ...

(CNN) — You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt ...

Prosecutors said some players wore special sunglasses and contact lenses revealing invisible card markings. The underground poker games featured X-ray tables and contact lenses that allowed players to ...

NYC mafiosos and NBA stars used a combination of high-tech contraptions and old-school gambling tricks to swindle hapless high-rollers out of $7 million in a sprawling backroom poker scheme, ...

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips ...