News tagged with virtual space
Novel holographic antenna designs and uses
Holographic antennas first studied around 40 years ago are again a hot topic given the potential of holographic images for a variety of applications. EU researchers developed novel prototype devices based ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Invisibility cloak that generates virtual images gets closer to realization
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a twist on the concept of an invisibility cloak, researchers have designed a material that not only makes an object invisible, but also generates one or more virtual images in its place. ...
Apr 02, 2010 |
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Rebuilding the world one pixel at a time
Who says Rome wasn't built in a day? With the muscle of about 500 computers and 150,000 still images, Steve Seitz, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington's ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Researchers Bring Avatars and People Together for Virtual Meetings in Physical Spaces (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- While you can't yet teleport or clone yourself to be in two places nearly at once, computer scientists are working on what might be the next best thing.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Facebook can help in disasters: academic
An Australian academic Friday praised the increasing use of social media during disasters, saying there had been a "beautiful display of humanity" on Facebook during recent catastrophes.
Mar 18, 2011 |
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Augmented reality to help astronauts make sense of space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Life aboard the International Space Station is hard work. Crewmembers have a multiplicity of complex tasks, potentially involving thousands of tools, components and other items. But ESA astronaut ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Second Life to let users filter adult content
(AP) -- Second Life is getting a little less steamy for people who want to use the virtual world for a myriad of PG-rated experiences, such as taking classes, prototyping buildings or designing virtual goods.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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IMEC Virtual Camera (iVC), the ultimate angle on reality
At the NAB Show in Las Vegas, the nanotechnology research center imec presents imec Virtual Camera (iVC), a revolutionary new video technology for dynamic viewing and advanced image manipulation.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Shuttle Mission That Mapped Earth Marks 10th Anniversary
On Feb. 11, 2000, two radar antennas built by JPL launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on an 11-day mission to create the first-ever near-global high-resolution database of Earth's topography.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2010 |
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