Day: March 4, 2017

Tourism gets a virtual lift from new app

A new virtual reality app is allowing people across the world to “visit” landmarks like the Falkirk Wheel and New Lanark world heritage site. These attractions are among an elite band of 26 sites to feature in special apps launched by tourism body VisitScotland, ScotlandVR is billed as a ground-breaking virtual travel experience that allows people, wherever they are in the world, to be immersed in Scotland’s remarkable attractions.

SeaWorld might use animals in virtual reality

SeaWorld Orlando’s popular Kraken roller coaster will be transformed into a VR coaster experience, taking riders on a mission alongside sea creatures inspired by extinct and legendary animals of the past. SeaWorld Orlando’s popular Kraken roller coaster will be transformed into a VR coaster experience, taking riders on a mission alongside sea creatures inspired by extinct and legendary animals of the past.

Rana Daggubati is kissing Trisha in Suchitra Karthik’s Twitter leaks of intimate pictures1 hour ago

Kollywood has seen a lot of drama in the last few days as famous singer – radio jockey, Suchitra Karthik has posted some nerve chilling dirty secrets and allegations on various famous stars like Dhanush, Trisha, Hansika Motwani and others. While the pictures of Hansika Motwani in a bikini and nude stills of actress Anuya were leaked on Suchitra Karthik’s twitter account, another controversial picture has been leaked on the micro-blogging website.

NVIDIA’s upcoming tool to analyze your VR setup

PanARMENIAN.Net – The setup for your HTC Vive or Oculus Rift VR headset can make the difference between soaring or puking, but how can you tell if it’s good? NVIDIA is going to release a new tool called the FCAT VR that will take some of the guesswork out of system testing. It tracks four key metrics that can lead to high latency, stuttering and other issues: frame time, dropped frames, warp misses and synthesized frames, Engadget said.

Give purpose to moonshot

A SpaceX Dragon capsule sits aboard a ship in the Pacific Ocean west of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula after returning from the International Space Station on Feb. 10, 2015. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s recent announcement that his SpaceX will send two astronauts to orbit the moon, by the end of 2018, was audacious.

Alibaba invests in Paytm; paves way for formal India entry

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will invest in Paytm E-Commerce Pvt Ltd, paving the way for Alibaba’s formal entry into India’s fast-growing e-commerce market. Investment firm SAIF Partners will also increase its stake in Paytm E-Commerce, the demerged unit of digital payments company, One 97 Communications that operates under Paytm brand.

NASA spacecraft’s close call with Martian moon Phobos

New Delhi , Mar. 4 : NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission , which is in its second year of studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, was recently forced to perform unscheduled maneuver to avert a space-wreck. In its first collision avoidance maneuver, MAVEN spacecraft carried out a rocket motor burn that boosted its velocity by 0.4 meters per second to steer clear of Mars’ moon Phobos, NASA reported.

Padarath queries CPU’s capability

National Security Minister Edmund Dillon was yesterday put on the spot over the Child Protection Unit by United National Congress MP Barry Padarath. Speaking during yesterday’s sitting of Parliament, Padarath asked Dillon about the current complement of the unit and what was being done to ensure families receive the required assistance without delay.

Hubble captures ‘incredibly’ massive galaxy

Washington, March 4 – The Hubble space telescope has captured an image to showcase an incredible massive galaxy, UGC 12591, that lies just under 400 million light-years away from the Earth. The galaxy and its halo together contain several hundred billion times the mass of the Sun — four times the mass of the Milky Way, NASA said in a statement on Friday.

Elementary test scores on the rise at WACS

State standardized scores for elementary students at Westfield Academy and Central School have risen considerably in all levels, board of education members learned at a recent board meeting. WACS elementary principal Dr. Mary Rockey told the board that student scores have risen 17 percent in math compared to this time last year, while scores in ELA have increased by 11 percent since that time.

NASA to send new Advanced Plant Habitat to ISS

The Advanced Plant Habitat will be used to conduct plant bioscience research on the space station to help researchers better understand how plants grow in space. Some of the components of this new system have arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and are being prepared for delivery to the station on Orbital ATK’s seventh commercial resupply mission to the station scheduled for launch on March 19, NASA said.

Editorial: Teaching digital literacy at our library

While libraries have always promoted literacy in their communities, there are other fundamental skills that need to be emphasized in the 21st century. For example, the internet is becoming more indispensable every day – anyone who doesn’t know how to send an email or avoid websites that might load their computer with malware is at a severe disadvantage.

Is Russian Interference the greatest Threat to Western Democracy?

With important national elections scheduled this year in the Netherlands, France and Germany, European officials on edge about possible Russian interference are pursuing various measures to counter it. But with a daily onslaught of fake and misleading news , repeated attempts to hack computer systems of “anti-Moscow” politicians and political parties, their task is immense.

HMC to expand automated pharmacy

Currently, the automation solutions are available for inpatient services at all hospitals, said Dr Moza Al Hail, Executive Director of Pharmacy at HMC. The automated dispensing cabinets are implemented at each inpatient ward in all HMC hospitals, in addition to the surgical theatres which is equipped with electronic cabinets with touch screens for dispensing medicines.

Second Generation McLaren Super Series: Boy Can It Stop

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Snap shares soar above $25 in early trading

Market makers at the New York Stock Exchange indicated the stock was set to open from $23.50 to $24.50 a share, CNBC reported . It’s not uncommon for the price of shares in an IPO to rise slightly from the company’s initial estimate.

Using the a virtuala to change the a realitya of education

Jonah Firestone, an assistant professor of science education at Washington State University Tri-Cities, shows some of the equipment at the school’s new virtual reality learning lab at the Richland campus. Jonah Firestone, an assistant professor of science education at Washington State University Tri-Cities, shows Jeff Dennison, the director of marketing and communication, how to use the HoloLens.

Here, Pioneer to expand high-def mapping

Here, the digital mapping company owned by major German automakers, is turning to a partnership with a Japanese sensor maker to expand high-definition mapping services aimed at self-driving cars, a Here executive said. Here says it will cooperate in global mapping and location-based data services with Japan’s Pioneer Corp. and digital map company Increment P Corp., a fully-owned subsidiary of Pioneer.