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Sketchfab Launches Public Domain Program so Museums Can Share Cultural Relics in 3D

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RLA Archaeology, US. Science Museum Group, UK. Sterlitamak BashSU Archaeological Museum, RU. Western Science Center, US. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile, CL. Niederösterreich 3D, AT. Scottish Maritime Museum, UK. The Smithsonian Institution, US. SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, DK. State Darwin Museum, RU.

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From lake science to bones to snails, these TikTok accounts are STEM treasure troves

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But one of its most promising uses is connecting more people to fun, educational accounts, spanning the range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The STEM side of TikTok offers something for just about everyone — no science interest is too niche. SEE ALSO: Want to know more about LGBTQ history?

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VR Tour Takes You Up Close With The Shipwreck Of A 17th-Century Dutch Smuggler

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student in archaeology at the University of Iceland and fellow maritime archaeologist, a team of researchers went to work conducting a high-resolution 3D scan of the entire shipwreck, capturing every minute detail of the abandoned vessel. Lead by Kevin Martin, a Ph.D.

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Handheld Scanners By Artec 3D Scan And Capture The Real World In Seconds

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This includes the development of ultra-realistic high-poly models as seen in the game World War Z , the historical preservation of ancient artifacts, archaeological sites, and crime scenes; the creation of 3D models for CGI, and medical various applications, such as prosthetics and oral surgery. .

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Educational VR Comes to Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

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Working out of a modest two-story house tucked away in a historic Hollywood neighborhood, Christian Bretz is giving me a demo of his Stonehenge VR experience, just days before he has to pack up everything and make the journey to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Bretz is one of those new breed of VR creators.

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I'm tired of the Viking pop culture trend erasing warrior women

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That's why the nameless female military leader in The Northman is a deliberate acknowledgment of recent archaeological evidence suggesting that Viking warrior women really did exist, which experts previously doubted. Until quite recently, women's importance in Viking society was sidelined by history itself too.

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Scientists Find Mammoth Seemingly Butchered by Humans on Arctic Island

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Kotelny Island sits high up in the Arctic, off the coast of Northern Siberia. It’s cold and barren now, mostly absent of humans. But over 20,000 years ago, this island was home to huge megafauna. Melting permafrost is exposing evidence of this past life, including three large woolly mammoth skeletons discovered there… Read more.

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