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Published online 11 March 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020304-11
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Virtual-reality mummy
Technology unravels mysteries of ancient corpse.
Glassy-eyed with a hole in the head - meet Nesperennub, the virtual-reality mummy. A new three-dimensional reconstruction of his insides swoops through musty layers of linen to penetrate his holy skull, without putting the ancient artefact at risk.
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