Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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When the 3D dataset is too small to create models of frogs on stilts we have to think of a different way - Lewis Stuart is based at the University of Nottingham and explains how you can use 2D diffusion to create 3D models.

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