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A team of scientists at Cornell University has created a stretchable fiber-optic sensor that detects exactly what you’re doing with your fingers that could revolutionize virtual reality.
The coronavirus pandemic has stopped research projects and medical trials all over the world. Could virtual reality offer scientists an alternative to real-life labs?
AR is no longer just about the technology; it’s about defining how this technology can create experiences that are meaningful and can enrich humanity.
Stroke survivors could soon attend physical and occupational therapy sessions via a virtual reality clinic, researchers say.
The use of ultrasound waves allows the device to produce audible noise as well as a physical sensation.
The 10-minute game, called The Lost Foxfire, engages the player's senses of vision, hearing, smell, touch, and ability to feel heat.
With at least 50% of current jobs capable of being automated, will more robots lessen or increase global warming? Car manufacture and agriculture can give us an insight.
Whilst mainly used in the entertainment and gaming industry, VR technology could have practical uses such as for medical professionals and those in dangerous workplace environments.
A 20-minute virtual reality game can capture 20 million data points about the player - and yet the collection and use of this information is, as yet, unregulated. Last year, a group of pr...
This year we passed a tipping point: more of us now watch video content over the internet than on traditional TV. Streaming has transformed the way we consume media, from music to video g...
Researchers are pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to offer a way for researchers to “step inside” biological data.
By understanding the different types of interaction we have with nature and how they affect our mood, we can replicate their effects using virtual representations too.
New developments are helping hundreds of millions of cricket fans around the world get even closer to the sport they love.
A new technique which makes use of VR has proven its effectiveness at spotting one of the first symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers found that after people had an experience in augmented reality their interactions in their physical world changed as well