>In one demonstration, the new algorithm efficiently placed 670 objects in just 40 seconds, achieving a packing density of about 36%. It took two hours to arran

>In one demonstration, the new algorithm efficiently placed 670 objects in just 40 seconds, achieving a packing density of about 36%. It took two hours to arrange 6,596 objects with a packing density of 37.30%. "The densities we're getting, close to 40%, are significantly better than those obtained by traditional algorithms," Matusik says, "and they're also faster." Faster and better than alternatives sounds good to me.