IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City

Future to the back; "3D" interactive virtual version of the Forbidden City now open, download it and "walk" around in it. "IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the...

Scientists say they're closer to invisibility material

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. ...

Lighting 102: Unit 1.1 - Position (Angle)

"Summary: Lighting angle reveals form in a three-dimensional object. To see how light from a particular angle will affect your subject, view the subject from the position of the light. _______________________ We live in a world of off-axis light. The sun does not stay right...

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15 year old Xbox junkies to be performing surgery soon

"Laparoscopic surgery, in which instruments and cameras are inserted into patients via small incisions, has played a key role in the development of minimally invasive surgery. But the technique involves a distinct set of skills, including reconstructing a three-dimensional...

OneDram

"SAMSUNG says it has developed a prototype ‘fusion’ memory chip that can significantly increase the data processing speed between processors in mobile applications. Dubbed OneDRAM, the chip is will find its way into mobile phone handsets, game consoles and in other...