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    We're making significant breakthroughs and developing new technologies to build a brighter future in this ever-complex world.

    In the Future and Emerging Technologies theme blog, our experts discuss topics including virtual reality, technology trends, cosmology and media.

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    We're making significant breakthroughs and developing new technologies to build a brighter future in this ever-complex world.

    In the Future and Emerging Technologies theme blog, our experts discuss topics including virtual reality, technology trends, cosmology and media.

    14 posts found

    How to stargaze from home Dr Jen Gupta reveals easy ways to explore the night sky while in lockdown

    28 May 2020 5 min read

    Astrophysicist Jen Gupta shares her top tips for exploring the night sky while in lockdown

    Lyrid Meteor Shower over Portsmouth via Shutterstock

    Virtual reality can improve conservation and bring ancient cities back to life A shift toward using virtual technologies as preservation methods to document historic sites and provide educational opportunities has taken place in recent years, explains Dr Tarek Teba for The Conversation

    27 February 2020 4 min read

    Tarek Teba, lecturer in Architecture, at the University of Portsmouth, writes for The Conversation about the possibility for digital reconstruction of ancient cities.

    Ancient city ruins

    Stargazing at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Thousands of visitors attended this popular annual event to learn about the universe, held at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

    18 February 2020 3 min read

    In January 2020, nearly a thousand people visited Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard for a night of stargazing. Find out more.

    HMS Warrior at night, with moon visible near the central mast

    Virtual reality may soon change gigs forever

    02 November 2019 4 min read

    ABBA are reportedly planning a virtual and live experience. Find out what this might entail.

    Wax figures of ABBA

    The hidden costs of online shopping – for customers and retailers You might argue that retailers make enough money to cover the costs of free returns, but that lost net margin might also pay staff wages, and other necessary costs, writes Professor Lisa Jack for The Conversation

    21 January 2019 Professor Lisa Jack 4 min read

    Lisa Jack, lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management at the University of Portsmouth, writes for The Conversation about the costs of free returns from online shopping

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    How we proved Einstein right on a galactic scale – and what it means for dark energy and dark matter Our new study shows that general relativity holds true on the scale of entire galaxies. The findings strengthen the popular view in cosmology that 95% of the universe is made up of dark matter and dark energy, explains Dr Thomas Collett for The Conversation

    21 June 2018 Dr Thomas Collett 6 min read

    Thomas Collett writes for The Conversation about implications of Einstein's theory of relativity on our universe

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    Do we want to live in a world where our 'best friends' are AI chatbots? Trdy discusses the mental health implications of having an AI bot for a best friend

    12 February 2018 Dr Trudy Barber 6 min read

    Trudy Barber, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, at the University of Portsmouth, writes for The Conversation about implications of using an AI bot as a companion

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    Falling in love in virtual reality could be a deeper experience than real life

    27 February 2017 4 min read

    Detaching from the physical world may make for deeper bonds.

    Man and woman wearing virtual reality headsets, smiling and touching hands

    Alan Blumlein: the prolific British inventor who gave the world stereophonic sound

    10 February 2017 4 min read

    Without Alan Blumlein's genius, most things would sound altogether different today.

    Front of a stereo with gauges and volume controls

    Why connecting all the world’s robots will drive 2017’s top technology trend

    27 December 2016 7 min read

    Take a look back at the digital technologies major developments of 2016 to see what shape 2017 will take. Read more.

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