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The Ocean
VR can encourage people to save our oceans. Here's why
Experts believe that if we could help people empathize with the ocean and the marine life within, they would try harder to protect it.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Scientists have now made it possible to 'touch' holograms
Precisely controlled jets of air are paired with computer generated graphics to create the sensation of touching the hologram.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
The knotty problem of applying real-world laws to VR and AR
VR and AR are evolving fast, but our slow-moving legal systems are unprepared. Here are the challenges this poses, and the questions we should be asking.
Blockchain
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
In a virtual world known as Decentraland, clothing for avatars known as 'wearables' can be bought and sold on the blockchain.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
How virtual tourism can rebuild travel for a post-pandemic world
Virtual tourism could help the industry reopen post-pandemic and support the well being of travellers and local businesses reliant on the tourist economy
Real Estate
How digital twins will troubleshoot – and even help design – the buildings of the future
Digital replicas of buildings can make construction safer, more innovative and more cost-efficient – and help save the planet as urban areas continue to grow
Virtual and Augmented Reality
This virtual-reality tech could help makes cities more child friendly
The VR tool, which allows users to see cities from the perspective of a three-year-old, aims to improve urban safety for young children.
Mental Health
3 ways virtual reality could transform mental health treatment
Simulations of real-world environments through virtual reality can allow people to tackle situations they would normally find challenging in a safe space.
Tech for Good
This 'smartphone for surgeons' could be the future of operations
HoloLens is operated through hand gestures and voice controls, allowing surgeons to view three-dimensional, holographic images of a patient's anatomy.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
What taking VR and AR mainstream means for sustainable development
VR and AR technologies are only available to a privileged few, but could improve education and healthcare for millions more with the right environment
Virtual and Augmented Reality
This new LED glove could let you touch things in virtual reality
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.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Here's how virtual reality could transform medical research after COVID-19
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?
COVID-19
3 ways Augmented Reality can have a positive impact on society
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.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Virtual reality 'clinic' brings stroke therapy home
Stroke survivors could soon attend physical and occupational therapy sessions via a virtual reality clinic, researchers say.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Scientists have invented holograms that you can see, hear and even feel
The use of ultrasound waves allows the device to produce audible noise as well as a physical sensation.