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The virtual reality rides of the early 20th century are now being documented in digital VR.
Cancer is not the modern disease many believe it to be. New fossil evidence from two South African caves suggests that its origins lie deep in prehistory.
Historical insight is not the only thing that has been raised with the Mary Rose.
Using a robotic video camera to digitally recreate a crime scene could give juries greater insight without the logistical nightmare and potential bias of a physical visit.
3D printing is opening doors to amazing opportunities and benefits – as well as some undeniable dangers. Patience and caution about regulating it will yield more innovation.
A tiny pit on mammal-like animals’ snouts has revealed a great deal about how mammalian hair originated.
From education to sport to sex, virtual reality has dozens of applications, and we’re only just scratching the surface of its potential today.
Researchers are making 3D scans, architectural plans and detailed photographic records of cultural heritage sites around the world, knowing they could be destroyed at any time.
The discovery of Homo naledi has been a social media sensation, recording an extraordinary number of views – more than 170,000 – for a scientific paper.
New research suggests if 3D films make you dizzy it’s probably all in your mind.
Three-dimensional images you can see without special glasses have been created with a clever user of lasers and graphene.
3D printing, once an arcane technology used mainly for developing industrial prototypes, is rapidly moving into everyday life. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the phenomenon of the 3D self replica…
Observation is a cornerstone of science – we learn much about the universe and how it works just by looking at it. But observation can be a huge challenge. It’s easy to forget that human eyes allow us…
We know buying clothes and accessories online carries a certain level of risk - what if the delivered product doesn’t fit or looks ridiculous? But thanks to research into augmented reality you could soon…
For the first time, 3D images have been used to track tumors as they spread, and the effects of particular drugs on cancer…
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Senior Researcher in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship, RMIT University
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SHARP Professor, Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney
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