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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

The breathtaking methods the Mafia allegedly used to rig poker games and take millions of dollars from unsuspecting players have been exposed, according to the US government. More than 30 people have ...

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, ...