Augmented reality app, Museum Alive, is a continuation of Sir David Attenborough’s Bafta award-winning series of the same name.
Featuring a Saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon), a flying reptile (Dimorphodon) and a sea creature (Opabinia), the app allows you close encounters with the animals and the opportunity to learn about the worlds they lived in.
BBC Click’s Lara Lewington reports.
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Humanoid robot Pepper has been turned into what is thought to be the world’s first robotic squash coach, by researchers at National Robotarium and Heriot-Watt University. The aim is to see how robotics could improve a player’s performance and motivation between sessions with their human coach. BBC Click’s Paul Carter reports.
The current situation which has seen increasing violence in Gaza and Israel was entirely started by Israel, the foreign affairs adviser to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said. It was not about telling militants to stop firing rockets, but in the beginning “stopping Israeli aggression,” Dr Nabil Shaath told BBC World News on Thursday. Weeks…
The UK, US and Australia have announced a special security pact to share advanced technologies including nuclear-powered submarine know-how. The partnership, labelled Aukus, aims to “defend our shared interests in the Indo-Pacific”, the leaders of the three nations said in a joint statement. US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and UK PM…
Luca Maggiora, the owner of London’s Cuckoo Club, said he was fighting for survival after the government’s decision to delay the easing of restrictions. He said the closure of nightclubs during the pandemic had forced him to go into £700,000 debt, whilst the government have provided him with just £46,000 in support during the period….
Afghan politician Shukria Barakzai on her fears as the Taliban continues to advance in Afghanistan.
Mixed-reality platform, Microsoft Mesh, will allow people to join and share the same virtual experience wherever they are in the world. The system was announced at the company’s Ignite digital conference, earlier this month. While augmented reality overlays virtual objects in front of you, mixed reality allows the user to interact with what they can…
