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A new startup is looking to carve out a market for itself by helping those working in sports and physical activity make better use of ... More

Discovery Destinations, a leader in real-world entertainment, has announced a new strategic partnership with UK-based immersive experience design firm Holovis. Holovis will act as a ... More

The Singapore government is creating a "comprehensive digital health platform" based on the use of wearables, as part of a new nationwide health initiative designed ... More

Work has started on the Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, a polyhedral high-rise taking shape in Hangzhou, an emerging technological hub in China's Zhejiang province. Designed by ... More

More than 50 leading technology firms have teamed up as part of a £1bn (US$1.38bn, €1.14bn) deal to put Britain at the forefront of the ... More

US-based operator Omni Hotels and Resorts will invest US$150m (£114m, €129m) in the redevelopment of the Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas. Led ... More

US-based luxury resort operator Auberge Resorts has secured a deal to operate a small luxury hotel on the historic Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas, ... More

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has reopened the spa at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin, Texas, US following a complete redesign of the facility. The ... More

CultureGeek – a one-day conference looking at the digital transformation of the cultural sector – is returning to London on 19 May when the event ... More

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) will launch an advisory council on technology and innovation in 2017, as part of its plans to ... More

The British Film Institute (BFI) has unveiled ambitious plans to build a new world-class International Centre for Film, TV and the Moving Image – a ... More

As the virtual reality market continues to hot up, Facebook has hired a dedicated team of experts based in London as Mark Zuckerberg aims to ... More

The development of the new Western Australian Museum building in Perth has reached a significant milestone, with a design team led by international architects OMA ... More

Microsoft has made its Hololens developer kit available for pre-order at a price of US$3,000 (€2,750, £2,150) ahead of the technology’s public release. Shipping to ... More

British scientists have discovered how graphene – the nanometre-thin material with remarkable electrical conductivity and mechanical strength – could be applied in buildings as ‘smart ... More

A leading technology studio in London that specialises in emerging technology is changing the game when it comes to the virtual reality. Inition – a ... More

Dated museum policy is hampering use and development of new technologies, with some institutions simply not prepared to handle procedure surrounding emerging tech, according to ... More

Innovators producing cutting-edge technologies for the museums sector have said that risks must be taken to develop new technologies, with those playing it safe ironically ... More

Google has launched its own virtual reality computing division, appointing executive Clay Bavor to run the new arm of the technology giant. Bavor, who has ... More

Attractions Management can exclusively reveal that Mack Rides and VR Coaster are working on at least nine new virtual reality rollercoasters, with the new technology ... More

Ontario’s Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa has unveiled plans for a CA$80m (US$60m, €56.5m, £40m) renovation, upgrade and expansion, bringing the facility first ... More

Siggraph – the annual five-day conference on the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques – is launching a programme featuring real time immersion in ... More

Canada’s Aviation and Space Museum is boldly going where no man has gone before to bring its visitors a first-of-its-kind interactive educational exhibit based on ... More

The M by Montcalm hotel is set to launch in east London’s emerging technology district in an 18-storey building inspired by the work of ‘Op-Art’ ... More

The 2014 TrendsWatch report has highlighted a number of predicted museum trends for the coming year, including robots, big data, the rise of social entrepreneurs ... More