Abstract: We propose a fully convolutional one-stage object detector (FCOS) to solve object detection in a per-pixel prediction fashion, analogue to semantic segmentation. Almost all state-of-the-art ...

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Abstract: There are two mainstream approaches for object detection: top-down and bottom-up. The state-of-the-art approaches are mainly top-down methods. In this paper, we demonstrate that bottom-up ...

A young innovator in Senegal recycles plastic into 3D printer filament — making tools and garden gear, while promoting climate action and waste reduction. New Covid strain spreads across UK with ...

Brian Wagner, a chemistry professor at the University of Prince Edward Island, often works with fluorescent detector molecules in his lab. But instead of showing off his research, he decided to show ...

An interesting and informative Quillette article by Duke Law School Prof. Doriane Coleman, who has guest-blogged here on gender and sports. An excerpt from the introduction and the conclusion: With ...

This year, NMNH director Kirk Johnson helped spearhead an effort to add up the collections of the world’s largest museums Jack Tamisiea A small fraction of the more than 50 million specimens housed in ...

Originally from Seattle, Washington, Madison now lives in The Netherlands with her husband and their terrier Hyperion. When not doing freelance writing, Madison loves playing video games, crafting, ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu. Analysis of this sample will help ...