Single camera can capture high quality facial performance
Facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games, can be obtained using just a single camera with a new methodology developed by Disney Research.
View ArticleCredit card or selfie? Mastercard rolls out biometric payments
Shoppers in a dozen European countries can make online payments using a selfie from Tuesday, under a rollout by Mastercard of new payment technology.
View ArticleNew method reduces amount of training data needed for facial performance...
Disney Research has found a way to tailor a facial capture system to the characteristics of a specific actor's expressions while dramatically reducing the time and effort it would normally require.
View ArticleFacebook buys Pittsburgh-based facial analysis software firm
Facebook has bought a facial analysis software firm linked to Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, a move that will help the social media giant boost its artificial intelligence-powered facial...
View ArticleVictorian beard craze inspired false 'mechanical' whiskers
Today they are a male fashion accessory, adored by hipsters and spurned by clean-shaven creatives. But in the 19th century, men associated beards and whiskers with manliness, strength and even male...
View ArticleDigitally reconstructed skull and face may reveal Robert the Bruce, king-hero...
Could this be the face of Robert the Bruce, as it has never been seen before?
View ArticleMonkey speak: Macaques have the anatomy, not the brain, for human speech
Monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy to produce "clearly intelligible" human speech but lack the brain circuitry to do so, according to new research.
View ArticleThe trouble with facial recognition technology (in the real world)
If you've watched any sort of spy thriller or action film over the last few years – think Jason Bourne or Mission: Impossible – the chances are you've seen facial recognition software in action. These...
View ArticleHow artificial intelligence techniques are aiding the hunt for new drugs
A better cure for cancer – and other illnesses – could already be in existence, hidden right under our noses.
View ArticleTrump's facial characteristics may predict leadership style
The research is part of an extensive literature review which examines a diverse range of fields including endocrinology, genetics, psychology and psychiatry to assess the current state of leadership...
View ArticleEmpathetic people experience dogs' expressions more strongly
Human empathy can even extend to dogs: empathetic people interpret dogs' facial expressions more intensely.
View ArticleEurostar implements facial recognition for Paris passengers
After London last year, Eurostar has installed electronic passport gates with facial recognition technology for passengers travelling from Paris.
View ArticleCan facial recognition systems help save lemurs?
Facial recognition is a biometric system that identifies or verifies a person from a digital image. It's used to find criminals, identify passport and driver's license fraud, and catch shoplifters. But...
View ArticleProfessor has taken a selfie every day for the past 30 years
Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it every day for the next three decades.
View ArticleSmartphones have you pegged, and for better or worse they'll soon ID you
The things that make human beings unique - fingerprints, irises, facial features - have become the preferred way to sign onto banking accounts online or other sensitive websites, the newest solution to...
View ArticlePeople see black men as larger, more threatening than same-sized white men
People have a tendency to perceive black men as larger and more threatening than similarly sized white men, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
View ArticleFace recognition flushes out China's toilet paper crooks
A years-long crime spree by Chinese toilet paper thieves may have reached the end of its roll after park officials in southern Beijing installed facial recognition technology to flush out bathroom...
View ArticleSurveiling the consumer for loyalty and profit
Surveillance may be a dirty word when it comes to domestic politics, but understanding what interests the consumer and how technology may provide insights is a legitimate concern of retailers. Exactly...
View ArticleFace of woman from Tham Lod during Late Pleistocene reconstructed
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has used a relatively new facial approximation technique to reconstruct the face of a woman who lived approximately 13,640 years ago in what is now...
View ArticleNest security camera knows who's home with Google face tech
Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a high-resolution home-security camera, offering a glimpse of a future in which increasingly intelligent, internet-connected computers can...
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