This image shows how the algorithm the researchers' developed can align two shapes by mapping the volume of one shape, in this case a horse, onto another shape, a cow. (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This image shows how the algorithm the researchers' developed can align two shapes by mapping the volume of one shape, in this case a horse, onto another shape, a cow.

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This image shows how the algorithm the researchers' developed can align two shapes by mapping the volume of one shape, in this case a horse, onto another shape, a cow. Their system represents each shape as a tetrahedral mesh and then the algorithm determines how to move and stretch the corners of tetrahedra so they align.

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