Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users

Free Gemini users can now generate images with real-time information, legible text, and more.
Nanowerk

Scientists develop a new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity

Less than 2% of the genome codes for proteins; the rest, once called 'junk DNA', contains regulatory elements. Researchers ...

Programmable hydrogel 'smart skin' can hide images, shift texture, and morph shape

At first glance, it looks like a plain, slightly glossy sheet. Then it goes through a quick bath, the temperature shifts, and a famous face comes back from nowhere.
XDA Developers on MSN

JPEG XL is the best image format that nobody's using

A new image format is set to revolutionize the way we store and view photos.
IEEE

FastSAM-CD: Remote Sensing Image Change Detection Using Vision Foundation Models with Stronger Encoder and Decoder

Abstract: Remote sensing image change detection (RSICD) is a crucial technique for Earth observation. However, the mainstream RSICD methods still face two main challenges. First, the encoding stage ...
Morningstar

Miri Technologies Launches V410 Live 4K Video Encoder/Decoder for Streaming and AV-over-IP

READING, Pa., Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Miri Technologies Inc. today unveiled its V410 live 4K video encoder/decoder for streaming, IP-based production workflows and AV-over-IP distribution.
Scientific Research Publishing

Chen, H., Zhang, Y., Kalra, M.K., Lin, F., Chen, Y., Liao, P., et al. (2017) Low-Dose CT with a Residual Encoder-Decoder Convolutional Neural Network. IEEE Transactions on ...

ABSTRACT: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is commonly applied to clinical diagnostics owing to its high soft-tissue contrast and lack of invasiveness. However, its sensitivity to noise, attributable ...