Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science: From Academia to Hollywood - Blazing a Trail for Computer-animated Hair
October 09, 2026
October 09, 2026
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 9 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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From academia to Hollywood: Blazing a trail for computer-animated hair
If you've seen the recently released Toy Story 5 and noticed that one of the main characters, Blaze, has particularly realistic hair, you can thank Professor Theodore Kim.
Kim's 2023 research paper, "Lifted Curls: A Model for Tightly Coil . . .
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From academia to Hollywood: Blazing a trail for computer-animated hair
If you've seen the recently released Toy Story 5 and noticed that one of the main characters, Blaze, has particularly realistic hair, you can thank Professor Theodore Kim.
Kim's 2023 research paper, "Lifted Curls: A Model for Tightly Coil . . .