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Researchers Develop 3-D Search Engine

Posted by michael on from the etch-a-sketch dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers have developed new search engines that can mine catalogs of three-dimensional objects, like airplane parts or architectural features. All the users have to do is sketch what they're thinking of, and the search engines can produce comparable objects."

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  1. Dupe by Zagar · · Score: 3, Informative

    Didn't we have a similar article about 3D searching a week ago?

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  2. Previous /. article by jwbing · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/04/04/142321 0&tid=

  3. 3D Search Engine Screenshots by CHaN_316 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Larger screenshots of the 3D search engine can be found here and here.

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