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5 iconic software legends turning 30 in 2026

From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.
GitHub

Updating the open source GLDirect v5, a Direct3D Device Driver for Mesa

This code was released by SciTech Software in 2007 and has enabled modern DirectX systems to play older OpenGL games. Usually just the compiled opengl32.dll has been available for download somewhere, ...
IEEE

DIRECT-3D: Learning Direct Text-to-3D Generation on Massive Noisy 3D Data

Abstract: We present DIRECT-3D, a diffusion-based 3D generative model for creating high-quality 3D assets (represented by Neural Radiance Fields) from text prompts. Unlike recent 3D generative models ...
IEEE

Direct Transfer Bonding Technology Enabling 50-nm Scale Accuracy for Die-to-Wafer 3D/Heterogeneous Integration

Abstract: Direct Transfer Bonding (DTB) is a promising technology for die-to-wafer bonding in 3D/heterogeneous integration, addressing limitations of conventional direct/hybrid bonding (DB/HB) methods ...
Nature

A glasses-free 3D display uses AI to direct images straight to the viewer’s eyes

Human 3D vision is based on parallax: each eye captures a slightly different perspective of the world, and the brain fuses these two views into a single, rich 3D perception. Glasses-free, or ...