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Adler Planetarium exhibit shines light on missing stars

Thousands of stars are present above Chicago, but most residents cannot see them when they look up at the night sky. Chicagoans are among the…

Push for more training in immersive technologies

Imagine this: you’re slowly floating down a river in a rusty old boat, through a jungle shrouded in fog and mist. Dinosaurs line the river’s…

Logan Square’s ‘Killer Queen’ arcade community flourishing

  “C’mon Seth!” Momentum was building behind Seth Parker and his team, Deuces by Garzon, the crowd urging them on as they fought off elimination. Parker…

First-Person Obsession: Action Cameras Better, More Affordable in 2015

Action cameras — tiny, durable, personal cameras that shoot high-speed, low light action scenes — are not just for X-treme sports types anymore. The current cultural…

General Assembly May Charge Fee to Dispose of Computers, Gadgets

Under a new bill pending in the Illinois House of Representatives, owners of computers, cellphones and other electronic devices may face a fee to dispose…

Join the Largest Hour of Code in Chicago at BLUE1647

It is Computer Science Education Week from 12/08-12/14/14 around the country. In Chicago,  BLUE1647 the entrepreneurship and technology innovation center will host the largest “Hour of Code” session…