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2D shapes

Two-dimensional (2D) shapes are completely flat. They cannot be picked up. 2D shapes can be found printed in a book or you can draw them on a piece of paper. 2D shapes have sides and corners (also ...
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Shapes and movement

Explore the properties of 2D shapes from one-sided circles to the eight-sided octagons. What is the difference between a 2D shape and a 3D object? Learn the difference between basic 2D and 3D shapes ...
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Facebook highlights AI that converts 2D objects into 3D shapes

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More State-of-the-art machine learning algorithms can extract two-dimensional ...
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Morphing 3D-printed structures from flat to curved—in space

Because it's costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student ...
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Engineers 3D-print flat sheets that transform into curved satellite structures in space

A team led by aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor Jeff Baur has developed a low-energy, scalable technique that ...