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10 Modern Technologies Baby Boomers Are Using
Baby boomers are using all sorts of modern technologies. See 10 modern technologies baby boomers are using to see how tech-savvy they are.
New Technology Revives Tarnished Daguerreotype Ghosts
Scientists have found a means of restoring daguerreotypes degraded by time. HowStuffWorks looks at the new technology.
How Do Spaghetti Models Predict a Hurricane's Path?
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Spaghetti models plot the potential tracks of tropical storms and hurricanes from different meteorological organizations onto one map. The resulting visual helps project how likely the forecast track will be.
How BrailleTouch Works
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The BrailleTouch allows touch typing for the visually impaired -- and more. See how the BrailleTouch works and how it is a game-changing technology.
Self-navigating Cane Could Better Lives for Visually Impaired
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Stanford researchers have developed a new cane, incorporating sensing and wayfinding approaches from robotics and self-driving vehicles. Could this new white cane reshape life for the visually impaired?
What Did Your Address Look Like 250 Million Years Ago?
The Ancient Earth visualization map shows the movement of the planet's tectonic plates in a really cool way.
How Centropolis FX Creates Visual Effects
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A movie like "The Patriot" contains an amazing range of visual effects -- Centropolis FX created everything from new towns to virtual soldiers for this movie! Go behind-the-scenes and learn exactly how CFX makes the imaginary look completely real!
Blind People Do Go to the Movies. And Audio Description Helps.
October is blindness awareness month. This HowStuffWorks Now article explains audio description, an accessibility technology for blind people.
What is Google Goggles?
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Goggles is a Google invention that allows you to search for information using visual clues from the real world. See how Google Goggles work.
Afrofuturism: Where Technology, Culture and the Black Experience Meet
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Afrofuturism isn't just about placing a Black person in a futuristic landscape. It takes into account the challenges Black people face and allows them to imagine futures of their own making.