Software
Novel methods of searching the nation's gallery, library and museum collections could soon be revolutionized by a visual search platform designed in collaboration with Northumbria University.
Sep 16, 2021
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Business
Amazon founder and soon-to-be-space traveler Jeff Bezos is donating $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to boost its National Air and Space Museum, the largest gift received by the institution since its founding in ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Internet
Google is celebrating the 151st anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a doodle showcasing the institution's most important pieces of work.
Apr 13, 2021
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Other
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has acquired two emoji that have helped broaden diversity for users of the tiny pictures, becoming the third museum to add emoji to their digital collections.
Dec 17, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
In a proof-of-concept study, education and artificial intelligence researchers have demonstrated the use of a machine-learning model to predict how long individual museum visitors will engage with a given exhibit. The finding ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
When giant blobs began appearing on city skylines around the world in the late 1980s and 1990s, it marked not an alien invasion but the impact of computers on the practice of building design.
Jun 19, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Florence's Duomo has introduced gadgets worn around the neck that will allow people to visit the celebrated cathedral, while still respecting safe distances.
May 16, 2020
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Internet
Museums, galleries and artist collectives around the world are shutting their doors and moving online in response to coronavirus. But engaging with audiences online requires access, skills and investment.
Apr 7, 2020
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Other
Silicon Valley on Wednesday was mourning a pioneering computer scientist whose accomplishments included inventing the widely relied on "cut, copy and paste" command.
Feb 20, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
A research team from the Geospatial Technologies Research Group of the Universitat Jaume I has designed a virtual assistant based on advanced geolocation for guided tours in museums. AVIMUS is a platform for the management ...
Sep 26, 2019
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