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Did Virginia Regulators Downplay Data Center Health Concerns?

25 juillet 2026 à 23:00
Politico reports that in the Virginia area alone there's dozens of data center projects "that altogether need 70 gigawatts of power — equivalent to 70 nuclear plants" — currently seeking connection to their grid. But there's also concerns about a Virginia data center powered with natural gas and backup diesel generators: When Virginia's top environmental regulator received an analysis warning of data center pollution, it took him less than five minutes to forward it to seven people on his staff... Internal emails obtained by POLITICO through a public records request paint a portrait of an agency that moved quickly to defend the only data center in Virginia that is powering itself — in what former officials and environmental health advocates described as an unusual effort to shape the debate around an industry whose global epicenter is in the state. The agency's pushback focused on the report's findings that the facility in Loudoun County could release harmful amounts of air pollution through eight bus-sized natural gas turbines — as allowed by permits granted by the Department of Environmental Quality [DEQ] itself... The request comes as data centers are devising new ways to produce their own power as a way to temper growing public discord over rising electricity prices amid the AI construction boom. Virginia has more than 600 data centers. The report [commissioned by Virginia's 54-year-old environmental nonprofit Piedmont Environmental Council] raised concerns that the data center's on-site power system, which also includes dozens of backup diesel generators, could cause tens of millions of dollars in health damages to people living around the facility, owned by Vantage Data Centers... [The analysis also argued the pollution could lead to 3.4 to 6.5 premature deaths annually.] People living near the Vantage facility in Sterling say its natural gas turbines produce constant noise and air pollution. The permits for Vantage issued by DEQ in 2023 allow cumulative emissions of seven different pollutants, including 95 tons per year of nitrogen oxides and more than 56 tons of soot. Both contribute to asthma and heart attacks. Those figures are in line with other state permits for minor sources of pollution, but DEQ's permits for Vantage have sparked local concerns because of the facility's location in a residential area... [Viriginia environmental quality officials] raised questions about whether the report wrongly described the facility's potential air pollution as dangerous, when soot levels in Loudoun County are deemed acceptable by America's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Health experts, including former EPA air quality official Michael Korber, told POLITICO that soot pollution can negatively affect human health even at EPA-approved levels. The World Health Organization's standard for ambient soot pollution is nearly half of what EPA suggests is safe. Some current and former staffers on Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality believe it's inappropriate for the agency to issue aggressive statements on the healthfulness of the data centers, with one former department leader saying Virginia's DEQ "is not the health department."

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Drying Lakebeds Are Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon, Study Finds

25 juillet 2026 à 22:00
"In many parts of the world, lakes are drying out at a scale so massive that scientists are warning they may be emitting enough greenhouse gases to rival our fossil fuel habit," reports ScienceAlert: In a new study published in Science, scientists say the Aral Sea — the world's largest desiccated lake — has emitted a whopping 204 megatons (~225 million US tons) of carbon dioxide since it was drained in the 1960s... The study estimates that between 1960 and 2022, the evaporating sea has released 204 megatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, based on site surveys and core samples collected from across the dry lakebed... The new study suggests that rehydrating the entire basin could come with enormous benefits to the environment, not just within the sea itself, but at a global level. "There is a hidden carbon treasure beneath the Aral Sea," says biochemist Rafael Marcé from the Spanish National Research Council. "If these sediments remain exposed, carbon will continue to be released into the atmosphere. If the sea is re-flooded, that same carbon could shift from being a source of emissions to becoming part of the climate solution." According to the researchers' calculations, re-flooding the lakebed could prevent the release of the estimated 165 megatons of carbon that remain. The study also revealed that nearly one-fifth of the Aral Sea's carbon emissions are actually being released as wind blows away sediment on the lakebed, a factor that researchers had not accounted for in the past. Thanks to Slashdot reader schwit1 for sharing the article.

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Hyundai Claims Humanoid Robot Plan Is Not Part of Talks With Striking Workers

25 juillet 2026 à 21:00
Ars Technica reports: Hyundai Motor Company's plan to put humanoid robots to work by 2028 is not part of current negotiations with striking South Korean autoworkers, according to the company. The automaker is disputing news reports that partial labor strikes by the Hyundai Motor union at the world's largest automotive plant in South Korea were spurred by concerns about the company's planned deployment of humanoid robots in the United States starting in 2028. [The planned robots are built by Boston Dynamics, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hyundai.] A Hyundai statement shared with Ars describes the union's demands as focusing on compensation-related issues such as wage increases, bonuses, and an extension of workers' retirement age. "Potential deployment of robots in Korean production facilities is not part of the current labor-management discussions," according to the Hyundai statement... Hyundai emphasized that its current plan only covers the initial deployment of the Atlas humanoid robot at Metaplant America, an electric vehicle factory near Savannah, Georgia, starting in 2028. "Decisions about future Atlas deployment at other facilities will be made thoughtfully, in accordance with local operational needs, and in dialogue with the employees and workforce representatives at those sites," the company stated. However, The Wall Street Journal described the Hyundai Motor union as making "unprecedented demands seeking to enshrine job protections in the era of robots and AI," and characterized certain compensation demands as hedging against potential reductions in work hours caused by AI adoption and robotic automation. "Remember that without labor-management agreement, not a single robot using new technology will be allowed to enter the workplace," the union told Hyundai in an internal letter reported by Reuters. Hyundai management and the labor union are currently reviewing a proposed wage reform that would "provide factory workers with greater income stability even after the carmaker's planned deployment of humanoid robots," The Korea Times reported. But experts cautioned that the wage overhaul, which would convert hourly pay for overtime and night-shift allowances into fixed wages, could come at the expense of company productivity.

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Démarchage téléphonique : la loi change au 11 août 2026

Par : ToFoo93
25 juillet 2026 à 19:00

Le démarchage téléphonique change de règle le 11 août 2026. L’opt-in remplace l’opt-out : plus aucun appel commercial ne sera autorisé sans votre accord préalable. Bloctel, jugé peu efficace, disparaît avec cette réforme. Quoi ? Quand ? Pour qui ? Combien ? Pourquoi ce changement ? Va-t-il marcher ? Que faire ? Questions fréquentes Démarchage […]

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Amazon Cracks Down On Use of AI Images By Sellers

25 juillet 2026 à 20:00
CNBC reports: Amazon is requiring that third-party sellers label any product images or videos that contain "AI-generated people" after New York recently passed a law mandating greater transparency around "synthetic performers" in ads... The policy directs sellers to tag images [and videos or other graphics on listing pages] with specific metadata keywords before they're uploaded. "Recent legislation requires disclosure when images or videos in advertisements contain photorealistic AI-generated people," Amazon wrote in the announcement [clarifying that the requirement doesn't apply to content featuring TV/video game/movie characters or content including real people, even if they've been altered using AI]. The company said it will "add an indicator" to listings on its website, informing consumers that images or other content feature AI-generated people, "where applicable." It's unclear what criteria Amazon will apply when deciding when to display the label to shoppers... Amazon has embraced AI internally and it's increasingly infusing the technology across its portfolio. The company has optimized listing titles and details so they're more likely to be spotted by AI systems, invested in a recently rebranded assistant called Alexa for Shopping, and launched a feature that injects AI-generated [images of] products into its search bar in real time based on user queries. More Amazon third-party sellers are using AI to generate text, images and other content for their listings, partly by using the company's tools. Outside sellers account for more than 60% of goods sold on Amazon, the article points out. It adds that there's currently no nationwide U.S. law requiring companies to disclose AI-generated advertising content, it adds — but YouTube, Meta, Pinterest, and TikTok have already added labels for AI-generated content. And a new California law also requires large AI providers to embed watermarks in AI-generated images, video and other content...

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Top Online Sites Debate Cutting Off Google's Crawlers

25 juillet 2026 à 19:00
Futurism reports: [Some online publications] are now debating whether to cut Google off entirely, as the Wall Street Journal reports, illustrating an increasingly fraught relationship between the tech giant and the publishers that are creating content its AI models are regurgitating. According to the newspaper, prominent outlets including USA Today, Politico, the Economist, People, and Reuters are all reexamining their relationship with Google. Some are debating whether to continue to work with the tech giant at all... Even Reddit executives are reevaluating the company's $60 million-a-year contract that allows Google to train its AI models on user-submitted content on the platform. They've similarly watched as Google's AI features discourage users from navigating to Reddit... Beyond pondering whether to cut Google off, other publishers have resorted to suing the company, accusing it of illegally rehashing their intellectual property via AI summaries. It's an extremely undesirable position for publishers. By severing ties with the search giant, they could face even steeper declines in traffic. At the same time, there's seemingly little to gain from having Google's AIs crawl their content — and in the long term, it could guarantee their destruction. Two interesting data points from the article: "Last month, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince noticed that automated bot traffic had overtaken human traffic for the first time in the internet's history." "USA Today has seen its traffic from US users drop by almost half over the last year."

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Où en sont les prix officiels des CPU AMD AM5 en cette fin juillet 2026 ?

AMD présente évidemment des prix de lancement pour ses différents processeurs, qui restent inévitablement en mémoire comme ils sont chaque fois accompagnés d'annonces marketing que les sites comme nous, à H&Co, ne manquons pas de relayer. Dernier exemple en date : l'annonce du Ryzen 7 7700X3D le...

China is Creating a Herd of 100 Elite Yak Clones

25 juillet 2026 à 18:00
CNN reports on yaks "designed and cloned" in secretive, high-altitude labs in Tibet — 2.4 miles (4,000 meters) above sea level. They're a critical part of the local economy, and researchers "hope to create an 'elite' herd of super-yaks, healthier and more fertile than their predecessors." Both domestic yaks and their wild cousins have been facing threats for years, with some rare subspecies at risk of disappearing entirely. Authorities in the southwestern Chinese region have poured tens of millions of dollars into boosting the yak industry in recent years — and they hope cloning can help. The first yak clone came in July 2025, Chinese state media hailing it as a breakthrough achievement that combined cloning with gene selection. More clones were born this spring — and researchers are now aiming to create a herd of more than 100 "elite" yak clones by 2028, boasting desired traits like faster growth and larger size. "This shows the technology has moved from a one-time success to a stable, mass-scale application," said Fang Shengguo, the project's scientific lead and director of the State Conservation Center for Gene Resources of Endangered Wildlife, according to state-run news agency Xinhua... Many experts acknowledge there are legitimate arguments for using cloning in conservation, and for gene selection in farming. But the ethical waters are murky, and any such project should have high levels of public transparency and accountability, said Lisa Moses, a veterinarian and bioethicist at Harvard Medical School. So far, much of the yak cloning project remains mysterious, with information largely limited to glowing state-media coverage... [S]ome scientists say these projects reduce our sense of urgency toward fixing the environment, and that we can't simply churn out clones while the planet burns. To truly enact change, they say, we have to continue addressing the root cause of the problem — restoring degraded habitats, lowering carbon emissions, cracking down on poaching, and more. But for others, "there is a strong feeling ... that traditional conservation is essentially failing now," Moses said. "What we've been doing for the last 100 years to try to stave off ecological destruction is not working.... The argument is, we don't have a choice," she added. "If we want to try to do something that will actually make a difference, we need to use these technologies, specifically synthetic biology, to essentially override evolution and change the fitness of the species for the environment that they live in." "History is littered with good intentions in the environment gone wrong," Moses said, "and I would argue that these technologies have even more unknowns than ones that we previously employed." The article points out that the number of wild yaks "dropped more than a third in the last 30 years, with just 10,000 to 20,000 individuals left, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society." The yaks are threatened by climate change and habitat degradation, "with warmer temperatures bringing invasive plant species and increased competition for resources... in one of the world's most inhospitable terrains."

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Le Ryzen 7 7800X3D Tray à seulement 286 euros !!!

25 juillet 2026 à 17:33

Voilà un bon plan qui pourrait clairement intéresser tous ceux qui veulent monter une configuration gaming très solide sans forcément basculer sur les références les plus récentes et les plus onéreuses. Le très apprécié AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D est actuellement proposé à 286 euros avec livraison gratuite chez 1foDiscount, via cette offre : AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D version OEM Tray. Le tarif affiché est intéressant pour un processeur qui reste encore aujourd'hui une valeur ultra sûre pour jouer, grâce à son fameux 3D V-Cache. Attention, il y a toutefois un point important à prendre en compte Ce modèle est en effet proposé en version OEM / Tray. En clair, cela veut dire que le processeur est livré nu, sans belle boîte retail, et surtout sans système de refroidissement. Il faudra donc impérativement prévoir un ventirad ou un AIO pour l'exploiter correctement. Autre point à noter, la boutique précise également que ce processeur ne peut être vendu qu'avec l'achat simultané d'une carte mère compatible, ce qui réserve avant tout ce bon plan à ceux qui montent ou refont une plateforme AM5 complète (mais le panier peut être validé sans CM ). […]

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Facebook Offers a Verification System Certifying to Other Users That You're a Real Human

25 juillet 2026 à 17:00
Facebook announced Friday they're launching a badge "that verifies there's a real person behind a profile". "You record a short video selfie, which we check against your existing profile photos to confirm a match. The process is free and typically takes just a few minutes. Accounts must meet our trust and safety standards to qualify for verification...." Once verified, your badge will appear across the places on Facebook where it matters most: Marketplace, Dating, Groups, and Profile to start. Over time, we'll add badges in Feed posts as well. There's no subscription fee — you verify once, and the badge travels with you across Facebook... [Y]ou'll see the Verified badge on accounts that have completed the verification process... It's a quick, visible signal, before you respond to a listing, accept a date, or join a conversation, that there's a real person on the other end. "We're rolling out Facebook Verified in phases, starting in select markets with plans to expand globally..." their announcement adds. "As AI makes it easier to do more on Facebook, a clear signal that distinguishes real people becomes essential. That's what Facebook Verified is for: keeping the moments that matter on Facebook grounded in real people." Lifehacker shares their reaction: Facebook says it will store your selfie video for "up to 30 days" after verification, which is a one-time process. It's not entirely clear what happens with that video in the meantime, and it's worth noting that Meta has relied on user data to train its AI. Meta AI (and Meta more broadly) is a terrible offender when it comes to privacy and security, so you should consider whether the tradeoff of a verification mark is worth handing over more of your data and read the privacy policy before you agree. Google also launched a video selfie verification feature this week, though its purpose is to prove your identity should you get locked out of your account. Unlike Facebook Verified, which is meant to be a trust signal to other users, Google's selfie verification allows access to your entire Google account, bringing with it some additional security considerations.

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Risks of Parkinson's Disease May Increase With Prolonged Exposure to Road Traffic Noise

Par : BeauHD
25 juillet 2026 à 16:00
A large Danish study found a modest but consistent association between long-term road traffic noise exposure and higher Parkinson's disease risk, with a 3% increase for every 11.5 dB rise in noise at the most exposed side of a home. The Guardian reports: The researchers modeled noise exposure at the most and least exposed exterior of the residence of each participant and calculated the difference in noise levels. The magnitude of the effect was modest but consistent; at the most exposed facade, for every 11.5dB rise in noise level, the risk of Parkinson's disease rose by 3% over the study period. Having a quiet part of the home may mitigate the association between exposure to road traffic noise and higher risk of Parkinson's disease, according to the findings. The study, published in Jama Neurology, included 3.1 million Danish participants aged 40 and over, and followed them for 18 years. It was established using nationwide health register data, making it the largest study on road traffic noise and Parkinson's disease. Previous research linked the rise in neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease, with exposure to environmental toxins. Environmental risk factors such as air pollution, microplastics and pesticides have become the main focus of prevention strategies. The study is one of the first to make the link to noise pollution.

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Les tests hardware de la semaine - S31 2026

Fin juillet approche et, avec lui, la bonne odeur de vacances. Alors que certains sprintent pour boucler les tests en retard (ne regardez absolument pas du côté de l'auteur de cette missive), d'autres ont prévu le coup et continuent de déverser moult tests et autres curiosités hardware. Cette semain...

SpaceX's Starship Megarocket Hits Key Milestones in 'Lucky 13' Test Flight

25 juillet 2026 à 07:00
SpaceX's Friday launch of its massive Starship rocket "went quite smoothly," reports CNN, with a SpaceX spokesperson calling this mission "Lucky Number 13" (as the 13th integrated flight test for a Starship spacecraft with a Super Heavy rocket booster): During Starship V3's inaugural test, there were numerous engine issues as several on the booster failed to relight and the Starship spacecraft experienced a nail-biting engine outage. SpaceX also was forced to replace six engines on this vehicle ahead of today's flight because of a likely issue with moisture that prevented at least four from starting up correctly during an initial launch attempt last week... [Friday's Super Heavy rocket booster] fired all 33 of its engines in a pristine performance off the launchpad. The rocket booster also managed to relight 13 engines, as planned, to steer itself back toward a controlled landing. Only when Super Heavy attempted to relight its engines for a controlled landing burn over the Gulf waters did problems arise. The landing was still controlled, though Huot said the vehicle was traveling a bit faster than the company had hoped when it made touchdown. (SpaceX always intended to discard this Super Heavy booster in the ocean.) The Starship spacecraft had no obvious performance issues, making it all the way through its engine burn and managing to reignite one engine mid-flight as part of a test. It also made a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean — executing its "softest splashdown" to date in a "dream scenario," according to SpaceX's Dan Huot. The touchdown came about an hour after takeoff, as planned. During its coasting phase, Starship also deployed 20 Starlink test satellites, paving the way for operational missions later down the line in which SpaceX plans to deploy large batches of these satellites in a single launch. In another big win, SpaceX said it was able to make contact with each of those satellites. CNN adds that SpaceX "is facing intense pressure to get Starship ready for a crucial NASA test flight next year that could pave the way for the next moon landing. This flight was also the first for SpaceX as a publicly traded company. Last week's aborted launch attempt sparked a selloff, and shares are still trading below their IPO price. "To cap off the roaring success of today's flight test, SpaceX shared some stunning visuals of the upper Starship spacecraft sailing through space."

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Trump Threatens New Tariffs Against EU Over Google Fine

Par : BeauHD
25 juillet 2026 à 15:00
President Trump threatened a "substantial" new tariff on the European Union after Brussels fined Google more than $1 billion over alleged illegal trade practices. "The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The penalties will be entirely reversed and, we anticipate, a substantial TARIFF to be placed on them at the earliest possible moment." Politico reports: The president's threat came just a day after U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned that the EU's action against Google -- two fines totaling over $1 billion -- could imperil the bloc's relationship with the White House. At risk: the Turnberry deal, which Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed last fall, that capped U.S. tariffs on EU exports at 15 percent. [...] But the president's social media post could signal a coming breach. "The United States of America is not a 'PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!" Trump wrote.

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Qualcomm va augmenter les prix de ses puces de plus de 10 % au 1er septembre 2026

Nous allons garder le conditionnel, car l'information n'a pas été officiellement confirmée par Qualcomm lui-même, mais la firme serait donc sur le point d'augmenter de plus de 10 % les prix de l'ensemble des puces qu'elle vend à ses partenaires. Cela inclurait par exemple les processeurs Snapdragon...

Creality Pika : un scanner 3D de poche pour capturer le réel

25 juillet 2026 à 11:48

Le Creality Pika ne révolutionne rien si ce n’est l’encombrement qu’il nécessite. La taille de l’objet se rapproche plus d’une action cam type Gopro que d’un scanner 3D classique. Creality fabrique ce type d’appareils depuis des années et a acquis une bonne expertise sur le sujet. Aujourd’hui, la marque cherche à rendre cette technologie plus accessible.

Creality Pika

Accessible en trois points principaux : le format, la facilité d’usage, mais aussi avec un prix beaucoup plus bas.

Le Creality Pika mesure 10 cm de large pour 6 cm de haut et 3.5 cm d’épaisseur, l’objet pèse 260 grammes. C’est un format vraiment portable. D’abord il peut être glissé dans une poche, facilement intégré à un bagage et oublié là jusqu’au moment où vous en aurez besoin. Un autre avantage majeur de cette solution est sa capacité à être utilisé simplement avec un smartphone. Pas besoin d’un PC pour capturer quoi que ce soit, il peut même être connecté sans fil à son appareil.

Enfin, sa batterie est amovible pour pouvoir en changer en balade. L’objet propose un filetage classique pour le monter sur un pied photo et il est livré avec un petit trépied de voyage.

Creality Pika

Il propose sur sa face avant une bardée de capteurs de profondeur ainsi qu’une caméra. À l’arrière, un grand écran tactile de 3 pouces de diagonale occupe tout l’espace disponible. Cet écran multilingue propose une luminosité adaptable jusqu’à 500 nits de luminosité. Cela peut paraitre inutile pour ce genre d’objet mais pour avoir fait pas mal de photogrammétrie, un bon écran lumineux est vraiment un plus pour capturer le relief d’un objet en extérieur.

À noter que le capteur est livré avec des filtres NIR positionnables sur les capteurs pour adapter le scan en extérieur dans certaines conditions très lumineuses.

Le Creality Pika est néanmoins un peu freiné par la technologie employée. Si le format est ultraportable et peut s’exploiter avec un simple téléphone par Wi-Fi 6 direct, ce mode nécessitera souvent une préparation du support. Pour que la capture de profondeur d’un objet et son relief puissent être pris en compte, il faut que cet objet propose des repères dans l’espace et ne reflète pas la lumière.

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Le contenu du kit Creality Pika livré

Si l’objet est petit et mat, ce ne sera pas un gros souci. Un objet en métal ou de couleur sombre, par exemple, pourra être capturé sans gros problème. Mais un objet plus grand ou en matière plastique brillante demandera une préparation préalable. En général il faut coller des capteurs autocollants à positionner à des endroits stratégiques. La Creality Pika est livrée avec des marqueurs réfléchissants et la marque en vend également en bobine. Il est également possible de préparer une « cage » de capture avec le plateau tournant et la plaque d’étalonnage livrés avec l’appareil. Ces éléments permettent un excellent repérage dans l’espace pour les capteurs embarqués. Il est également possible d’employer une bombe de « peinture » matifiante qui va permettre la capture avant de disparaitre en quelques minutes.

Mais, en version « PC connecté », quand vous branchez la Creality Pika à un PC en mode filaire avec le logiciel CrealityScan3, vous pouvez vous passer de ces capteurs et scanner en direct. Le PC joue à ce moment-là le rôle de « cerveau » supplémentaire pour l’appareil. Il permet également d’augmenter largement la fréquence de capture. Avec un smartphone, vous pourrez capturer entre 20 et 40 images par seconde. En mode PC cette capture grimpe à 110 images par seconde… Cela garantit une grande finesse de capture. Dans les deux cas vos mouvements enregistrent à la fois le relief et l’image pour pouvoir poser les textures réelles des objets sur vos scans. Le scanner 3D Creality Pika permet de capturer aussi bien un objet de 2 cm de haut qu’un être humain complet avec une précision de 0.03 mm. Sa plage de numérisation va de 10 x 10 x 10 mm à 2000 x 2000 x 2000 mm. 

La facilité d’usage est également liée au logiciel qui va corriger les défauts ou les manques pour rendre les objets exploitables. Creality propose une série d’algorithmes qui vont permettre au modèle d’être correctement finalisé : il va « boucher les trous » et les manques d’un scan en exploitant une logique interne pour éviter de simplement générer des faces planes. L’objet, une fois « réparé » pourra ensuite être modifié dans un logiciel ou imprimé. L’outil logiciel pourra également appliquer les textures capturées par-dessus le relief, et éviter de capturer des incohérences géométriques. Le but du jeu pour un appareil de ce type, qui ne sera jamais aussi précis qu’un scanner 3D à plusieurs milliers d’euros, est aussi de faciliter la vie de l’utilisateur.

À quoi ça sert, un Creality Pika ?

Pourquoi capturer des reliefs extérieurs ? Les usages sont nombreux. Le premier est la simple duplication d’objets. Le logiciel livré va pouvoir exporter les captures en différents formats 3D pour pouvoir les retoucher dans des logiciels de modélisation classiques du marché (Blender, Fusion, Plasticity, 3D Coat…). Puis les exporter en formats imprimables pour les reproduire. Creality est également un fabricant d’imprimantes 3D et la Creality Pika est une extension de leur activité.

Cette image est un exemple intéressant d’usage d’un scanner 3D. Il s’agit d’une protection créée sur mesure pour deux casques audio créés à partir d’un scan. La matière a ensuite été imprimée en PLA avec une imprimante classique. Vous pouvez retrouver cet objet sur le Creality Cloud.

Cette vidéo fait le détail du Creality Pika avec une présentation des différents modes, mais également des infos sur les diverses exploitations de l’objet. Si l’appareil vous intéresse, je vous encourage vraiment à la parcourir pour vous rendre compte des possibilités.

À partir d’un scan d’objet, vous pouvez donc en faire un double en impression 3D. Mais il est également possible de scanner un environnement pour adapter ensuite un objet dedans. Capturer le relief d’un habitacle pour adapter ensuite un support sur mesure à l’intérieur. Modifier des objets capturés pour les adapter à un autre usage ou générer des objets en 3D pure pour des créations numériques est également possible. Enfin, avec un scan d’objet en 3D de base, il est possible de réaliser un moule d’un objet imprimé afin de faire des copies dans d’autres matériaux. Possible par exemple de faire un double d’une moulure de plafond en plâtre ou de copier un objet pour le mouler au sable avec du métal. J’ai également vu des moules en plâtre d’objets pour des copies en céramique.

C’est vraiment un usage spécialisé, mais cela ouvre des débouchés très intéressants pour plein de métiers et de créateurs. Comme je vous le disais, ce n’est pas spécialement nouveau et Creality fabrique des capteurs de ce type depuis longtemps. Mais entre les modèles à 2000 € ou 6000 € et les solutions uniquement filaires avec un PC, le Creality Pika se détache par sa simplicité et son prix. L’engin n’est pas donné mais il est proposé à 647€ en précommande jusqu’au 12 août prochain, date à laquelle il sera vendu 719 €. La livraison est donc prévue le mois prochain.

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