🐜🔬 Researchers at the University of #Maryland and KIT in #Germany are using a synchrotron particle accelerator and #AI to build a massive 3D library of #ants.

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Researchers at the University of #Maryland and KIT in #Germany are using a synchrotron particle accelerator and #AI to build a massive 3D library of #ants.

Their "Antscan" system can digitize 2,000 specimens a week, showing internal muscles and organs with incredible detail.

https://scitechdaily.com/ai-and-x-ray-scans-turn-thousands-of-ants-into-stunning-3d-models/

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