News tagged with virtual renaissance

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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Facebook falls flat in public debut (Update 3)

(AP) -- In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3,500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding ...

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Software helps improve software

The earlier a problem is detected, the easier it can be solved. Before implementing complex programs in a time-consuming process, computer scientists also want to know whether they will reach the desired performance. Apart ...

Technology / Software

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FarmVille's Zynga files for $1 billion IPO (Update)

Zynga, maker of FarmVille and other popular online games, filed paperwork Friday for an initial public offering aiming to raise about $1 billion from the markets.

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created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Put a cork in the Internet bubble talk -- for now

(AP) -- It's starting to feel like a 1999 flashback. Internet companies - some of them profitable, some not - sense a golden opportunity and are lining up to go public this year.

Technology / Business

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Renewables major part of 2050 world energy mix: UN

Renewable power from the Sun, wind, water and biomass can and should generate a major portion of the planet's energy supply by 2050, according to a draft United Nations report obtained by AFP.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 07, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Intelligent design: Engineered protein fragment blocks the AIDS virus from entering cells

In what could be a potential breakthrough in the battle against AIDS and a major development in the rational design of new drugs, scientists have engineered a new protein that prevents the virus from entering cells. This ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Internet helps museums net new art lovers

The world's great museums are increasingly using the Internet and social networking sites to pique the interest of people who might never think of setting foot in an art exhibition.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The truth behind Tudor tombs is out there

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford historian is working with space scientists and art historians to analyse Renaissance Tomb-Monuments in Suffolk, which the team hope will unlock secrets of the Tudor Reformation.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Space technologies help historians to virtually reassemble tomb monuments

A group of Renaissance Tomb-Monuments in Suffolk is being analysed with tools developed in Space Science, to unlock their mysterious past and offer new insights into the Tudor Reformation.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ubisoft assassins begin prowling the Internet

Stealthy killers will begin stalking the Internet on Tuesday when Ubisoft releases the latest title in its line of "Assassin's Creed" videogames.

Technology / Software

created Nov 14, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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