Wearing a Santa hat, biologist captures a giant python in Florida using a ‘spy snake’

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.
IEEE

FM-RTDETR: Small Object Detection Algorithm Based on Enhanced Feature Fusion With Mamba

Abstract: Traditional real-time object detection networks deployed in autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) struggle to extract features from small objects in complex backgrounds with occlusions and ...
Phys.org

Sensor uses acoustic waves to detect objects at smallest scales

At the heart of every camera is a sensor, whether that sensor is a collection of light-detecting pixels or a strip of 35-millimeter film. But what happens when you want to take a picture of something ...
IEEE

Visible-Thermal Tiny Object Detection: A Benchmark Dataset and Baselines

Abstract: Visible-thermal small object detection (RGBT SOD) is a significant yet challenging task with a wide range of applications, including video surveillance, traffic monitoring, search and rescue ...
The Debrief

Moving Objects without Touching Them: Scientists Invent Chip that Generates Acoustic Waves as “Invisible Grabbers”

Virginia Tech University Scientists have invented a novel electronic chip that generates acoustic waves capable of moving objects without touching them, like “invisible grabbers.” Although other ...
techxplore

Acoustic waves act like tiny hands to move objects thanks to a new chip

Acoustic waves are best known as the invisible delivery agents bringing voices, car horns, or our favorite song to our ears. But the waves can also move physical objects, like an item vibrating atop a ...