Financial planning gets a dose of virtual reality
Financial planning often involves lots of spreadsheets, pie charts and eyes glazing over.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 19, 2014
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Genes offer new insights into the distribution of giraffes
The Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), a symbol of the African savanna and a fixed item on every safari's agenda, is a fascinating animal. However, contrary to many of the continent's other wild animals, these long-necked ...
Ecology
Nov 17, 2014
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Oculus unveils new prototype VR headset
Oculus has unveiled a new prototype of its virtual reality headset. However, the VR company still isn't ready to release a consumer edition.
Computer Sciences
Sep 20, 2014
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Mantle plumes crack continents
Using a simulation with an unprecedentedly high resolution, Earth scientists from University of Paris VI and ETH Zurich have shown that magma columns in the Earth's interior can cause continental breakup—but only if the ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2014
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Volcano team get measure of threat to Great Rift Valley
Little known volcanoes in one of Africa's most stunning locations are to be explored in a bid to understand the threat they pose to life, livelihood and the landscape. Researchers are to assess largely uncharted volcanoes ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2014
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Engineers tap gaming technology to improve design
UNSW researchers are hoping to revolutionise engineering design with cutting-edge, low-cost 3D gaming technology.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 28, 2014
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How to build a virtual reality system – in your living room
Virtual reality is no longer the expensive, cumbersome exercise it once was. Google Cardboard, launched at last week's Google I/O conference, is a no-frills, cardboard frame that, when used with open software, transforms ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 2, 2014
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Malawi's prized chambo fish faces extinction
In the decade that fisherman Edward Njeleza has been trawling the deep, clear waters of Lake Malawi in Africa's Great Rift Valley, he has seen his once abundant catch shrink by 90 percent.
Ecology
Jun 13, 2014
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ESA image: Mount Kenya from orbit
Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa, is pictured in this image from Japan's ALOS satellite from 25 February 2011.
Earth Sciences
Jun 6, 2014
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Early humans were "Westward Ho," dental records reveal
Early humans, or hominins, stretched further west—into today's Central Africa—than previously known, according to findings by a research team that included NYU anthropologist Shara Bailey.
Archaeology
Jun 5, 2014
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