Photolithography is a manufacturing process that uses light to precisely etch features onto surfaces, such as producing computer chips and optical devices. However, small imprecisions in the process can sometimes result in devices not being produced to specifications. To close this gap, researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong are employing machine…
A new technique developed by researchers at MIT gives animators more control over their creations by generating mathematical functions that determine how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch and move through space. These functions, called barycentric coordinates, provide enhanced flexibility as opposed to traditional methods that restrict artists to a single option for shape-motion…
Justin Solomon, an associate professor in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), employs modern geometric techniques to solve intricate problems often unrelated to shapes. Using these geometric methods, data sets can be compared and the high-dimensional space in which the…
The Greek mathematician Euclid is renowned for laying the groundwork of geometry more than 2,000 years ago. In present times, Justin Solomon, an Associate Professor at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is deriving inspiration from Euclid's fundamental theories and using modern geometric techniques to solve complex problems. Remarkably, these issues frequently bear…
Researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have leveraged machine learning to construct a digital simulator to enhance the precision of photolithography and bridge the gap between design and manufacturing. Photolithography, a crucial manufacturing process in computer chip production and optical device fabrication, suffers from slight deviations that can lead to shortcomings…
Photolithography, a technique used to etch precise features onto surfaces for the creation of computer chips and optical devices, is often inaccurately executed due to tiny deviations during manufacturing. In an attempt to bridge this gap between design and production, a team of researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed…
A new technique developed by researchers from MIT promises to revolutionize how artists animate characters in video games and animated films. Utilizing mathematical functions called barycentric coordinates, which define how 2D and 3D shapes can move, bend, and stretch in space, will give animators greater control over the motion of characters.
Traditional animating methods often provide…
Justin Solomon, an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is applying modern geometric techniques to solve complex problems in machine learning, data science, and computer graphics. He leads the Geometric Data Processing Group, half of which works on optimizing two- and three-dimensional geometric data in…
Researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong are using machine learning to close the gap between design and manufacturing processes in photolithography - a method used in the creation of computer chips and optical devices. Photolithography involves using light to etch features onto a surface. However, tiny variations during production often lead…
A group of MIT researchers have developed a technique that will allow artists better control over their 3D animations. The method uses mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates, allowing 3D shapes to be manipulated. This offers more flexibility than traditional animation methods, which require starting from scratch for every change in animation. The developed method…
Justin Solomon, based at MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, is using modern geometric techniques to solve a wide range of mathematical and AI problems. Drawing on the principles of ancient geometry, Solomon's work has applications from autonomous vehicles identifying pedestrians using…