Emily is the creation of Image Metrics in partnership with USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies. Using ICT’s special scanning system that can capture facial details down to the individual pore, the face of actress Emily O’Brien was transformed into a digital representation of herself, which could then be entirely machine-manipulated. A special spherical lighting rig [...]
The following lightning strike captured by storm chaser Tim Samaras is one of the first ever video captures slow enough (100,000 frames/second) to show lightning as it actually travels toward the ground and back toward the sky. Using an Ultra-High Speed camera that he heavily customized, Samaras was able to confirm that the lightning we [...]
Evolutionary biologists from Penn State have recently identified the world’s smallest snake. The 3.9 inch specimen, that’s small enough to fit on a quarter, was found under a rock on the island of Barbados. The spaghetti noodle sized Barbados threadsnake (or Leptotyphlops carlae), is believed to be as small as nature would allow, for if [...]
The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles has added a startlingly realistic and interactive dinosaur to its attractions. The life-sized juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex was developed by ERTH of Australia, and is sure to soil the diapers of many a small child that crosses its path.
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