Lego expands its universe with online game

Danish toy maker Lego is seeking to build a presence in the world of multiplayer online games with the release of a new videogame called Lego Universe.

Visit Pompeii with the Victorians in Second Life

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 3D recreation of a Roman house in Pompeii has been built in the virtual world Second Life by Dr Shelley Hales and Dr Nic Earle from the University of Bristol.

Scripps up sharply on Wall St on surprise profit

US media company EW Scripps Co. reported a surprise quarterly net profit on Monday, despite a 29 percent decline in advertising revenue, sending its shares sharply higher on Wall Street.

MIT commercial property price index posts record drop

(PhysOrg.com) -- Transaction prices of commercial property sold by major institutional investors fell by 18 percent in the second quarter of 2009, according to an index developed and published by the MIT Center for Real Estate ...

Really virtual reality

(PhysOrg.com) -- Far from being geeky and exotic, virtual reality could be the key to a new range of innovative products. European researchers and industrialists have come together to build a world-leading community ready ...

Researchers find simple camera enhances preschool learning

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three Penn State Harrisburg faculty researchers have proven an educational program built around a simple disposable camera enhances learning for both children and teachers in preschool settings.

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