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Video game makers finding their way in virtual worlds

Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)

Wizards duel and players transform into tribal warriors and fierce jaguars -- welcome to the world of virtual reality at the annual Electronic Entertainment Exp...

Video game giant Ubisoft thinking young at age 30

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

French video game star Ubisoft is still diving into new worlds at the age of 30. At a packed booth on the show floor of the premier Electronic Entertainment Exp...

E3 video game show comes with rise of celebrity player

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

New consoles and blockbuster games always make a big splash at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, but this year the undisputed winners are online stages ...

Neutrons reveal unexpected magnetism in rare-earth alloy

Jun 15, 2016 (SPX)

A new study by a multi-institutional team, led by researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, has revealed exotic magnetic prope...

Mixing solids and liquids enhances optical properties of both

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

By immersing glass particles in a fluid, researchers at MIT's Media Lab and Harvard University are exploring a new mechanism for modifying an optical device's d...

Ubisoft to let game players join 'Star Trek' crew

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

French video game giant Ubisoft is poised to satisfy a longtime geek fantasy by letting fans virtually join the crew of a "Star Trek" ship exploring the cosmos....

Oregon chemists build a new, stable open-shell molecule

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

University of Oregon chemists have synthesized a stable and long-lasting carbon-based molecule that, they say, potentially could be applicable in solar cells an...

Can computers do magic?

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

Magicians could join composers and artists in finding new ideas for their performances by using computers to create new magic effects, according to computer sci...

Europe Develops Self-removal Technology for Spacecraft

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

A new European project has an ambitious goal of cleaning up space for future generations. The Technology for Self-Removal of Spacecraft (TeSeR) program, that wa...

Lean Xbox One eyes gamers as PlayStation VR turns heads

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

Microsoft on Monday unveiled a leaner Xbox One model and a lineup of coming games as it strived to make up lost ground on Sony's market-leading rival PlayStatio...

New maths accurately captures liquids and surfaces moving in synergy

Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)

Gas bubbles in a glass of champagne, thin films rupturing into tiny liquid droplets, blood flowing through a pumping heart and crashing ocean waves - although s...

Thales unveils Ground Master 60 mobile radar

Jun 13, 2016 (UPI)

Thales Group will showcase its new Ground Master 60 multi-mission radar this week at the Eurosatory defense expo, the company announced Monday. The Ground Maste...

Video game industry shoots for momentum at E3 show

Jun 11, 2016 (AFP)

Virtual reality, streaming play and titles tailored for smartphones are expected to generate buzz at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game extravaga...

Glass now has smart potential

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their u...

Air conditioning goes green

Jun 09, 2016 (ESA)

The ingenuity of four space engineers has created a zero-emission air-conditioning system that doesn't pollute our atmosphere when we turn it on. Air conditioni...

Soluble elements from a new corner of the periodic table

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

It is one of the more memorable experiments of high school chemistry lessons: when elemental sodium comes into contact with water it burns and explodes. Sodium ...

Squeezing out opal-like colors by the mile

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

The team, led by the University of Cambridge, have invented a way to make such sheets on industrial scales, opening up applications ranging from smart clothing ...

Scientists use silver to make lights shine brightly

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

The toxic and expensive phosphors used widely in fluorescent lighting could be eliminated thanks to a new study conducted by a materials scientist at Queen Mary...

Laboratory breakthrough may lead to improved X-ray spectrometers

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute's Swiss Light Source in Villigen, Switzerland, have developed a new design for X-ray spectrometers that eschews a com...

Physicists predict novel phenomena in exotic materials

Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)

Discovered just five years ago, topological semimetals are materials with unusual physical properties that could make them useful for future electronics. In the...