August 2016 – Page 18

Legendary Pictures and Microsoft Want To Bring Life-Sized Hologram Characters Into Your Living Room

Legendary Pictures want to give fans a more immersive experience when it comes to their popular movie characters. In its partnership with Microsoft, the movie studio is looking to take the technology company’s HoloLens tool to eventually bring life-sized holograms into anyone’s living room. We’ve already seen the capabilities of HoloLens with it’s impressive demo on holoportation and holographic communication. Here we see those same principles slightly updated in a more fun and entertaining way. (more…)

by kenneth 0 August 10, 2016

NEWS

Serena Williams knocked out of Olympics

Defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Olympics after losing to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the third round of the women's singles. Williams lost 6-4 6-3 to Svitolina, ranked 20th in the world. (more…)

by kenneth 0 August 10, 2016

TECH

The first asthma pill in 20 years shows “massive promise” in reducing symptoms

The first new asthma pill in two decades has just completed its third phase of clinical trials, and not only did patients report instant relief - the pill actually started to repair the lining of their airways. Taken twice daily, the pill was shown to reduce inflammation by 80 percent in people with moderate-to-severe asthma. (more…)

by kenneth 0 August 10, 2016

NEWS

Nigeria’s Chierika Ukogu qualifies for Semifinals of Rowing Event at #RioOlympics2016

Chierika Ukogu We are just so proud of Team Nigeria! Chierika ‘Coco’ Ukogu, 23, the first person to represent Nigeria in Rowing at the Olympics, today qualified for the semifinals of the event. (more…)

by kenneth 0 August 10, 2016

TECH

Students who play online games actually get better academic results

Despite the old stereotypes about video games rotting your brain, a new study provides the latest evidence to the contrary, with the data showing that gaming every day is linked to improvements in academic performance. Research in Australia involving more than 12,000 high school students found that, when it came to Internet usage, students who regularly played online video games scored higher in maths, reading, and science tests than their peers who didn't. (more…)

by kenneth 0 August 10, 2016August 10, 2016

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