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Trying on clothes in a magic mirror

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (13) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wouldn’t it be nice if we could shop for clothes without constantly having to try them on in the fitting room? The vision could soon become a reality thanks to the “virtual mirror” presented by Fraunhofer ...





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Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch (AP)

Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.


Invisibility visualized: German team unveils new software for rendering cloaked objects

Invisibility visualized: German team unveils new software for rendering cloaked objects

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish -- virtually. A team of researchers at the ...


'Star Trek Online' to beam gamers to the bridge (AP)

'Star Trek Online' to beam gamers to the bridge

Technology / Software

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- The most iconic setting in "Star Trek" almost didn't make it into the series' online video game.


Virtual Reality May Help Arm Minds for Combat

Virtual Reality May Help Arm Minds for Combat

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth received a federal grant to fund research examining brain performance enhancement in America’s fighting men and women through the use of state-of-the-art ...


Discoveries in the Deep

Discoveries in the Deep

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have been using Pavilion Lake as a testing ground for the future human exploration of other worlds.


Facebook, Wikipedia execs brief Vatican on Web

Technology / Internet

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Executives from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are attending a Vatican meeting to brief officials and Catholic bishops about the Internet and digital youth culture.


10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...


Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original (AP)

Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.


Creating 3D models with a simple webcam

Creating 3D models with a simple webcam (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (23) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Constructing virtual 3D models usually requires heavy and expensive equipment, or takes lengthy amounts of time. A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge, Qi Pan, Dr Gerhard Reitmayr ...


Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Technology / Software

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.



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