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NTU unveils newest 3-D technologies for real-world applications

Point your mobile phone camera at a building and it will display the building's history, elaborate on its architecture and even highlight dignitaries who have visited it before.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Augmented reality: Visual time machine offers tourists a glimpse of the past

(PhysOrg.com) -- A ruined temple, ancient frescos and even a long-dead king have been brought to life by a “visual time machine” developed by European researchers.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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US Earth observations, science and services are critical to society but are at risk

Earth observations, science, and services (Earth OSS) inform and guide the activities of virtually all economic sectors and innumerable institutions underlying modern civilization, according to a new study by the American ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

America expands once again -- digitally, this time

(AP) -- The metaphor is an easy one, overused and perhaps even a bit overwrought. We are forging forward into a digital frontier, leaving convention behind, traveling without guides into an uncharted virtual ...

Technology / Other

created May 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Twitter offers personalized advice on whom to follow

Twitter wants to guide new hatchlings as they venture out of the virtual nest with its experimental tailored suggestions of whom to follow. This personalization comes on the heels of the company's confirming that users also ...

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fans can check out Euro 2012 stadiums online

Football fans heading to Ukraine and Poland for Euro 2012 can now take a digital stroll through the tournament stadiums and host cities on Google Street View, organisers said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Questions about incredible sea turtle migration answered

Immediately after emerging from their underground nests on the lush beaches of eastern Florida, loggerhead sea turtles scramble into the sea and embark alone on a migration that takes them around the entire ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The new world of gamma-ray optics

Scientists discover that certain materials like silicon or gold exhibit a surprisingly large refractive index for extremely high energetic gamma-rays.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new accelerator to study steps on the path to fusion

The just-completed NDCX-II, the second generation Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), is an unusual special-purpose ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada (Update)

Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 12

Road phones safer than ever

New self-lighting and self monitoring telephones on road highways and other key locations can reduce the need for maintenance significantly and, more importantly, save lives.

Technology / Engineering

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US to review online marketing of beer, liquor and wine

Twitter didn't exist the last time the Federal Trade Commission examined alcohol advertising, back in the last decade.

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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