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.

Victor Tangermann · Futurism 18 Nov 2020

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?

Susan Persky 08 Oct 2020

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.

Helen Papagiannis 20 Apr 2020

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.

Matt Shipman · Futurity 26 Nov 2019

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.

Kristin Houser · Futurism 18 Nov 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

This VR game can create realistic touch, heat and smell

The 10-minute game, called The Lost Foxfire, engages the player's senses of vision, hearing, smell, touch, and ability to feel heat.

National University of Singapore · Futurity 11 Nov 2019

Innovation

Automation and robotics could have a surprising impact on climate crisis

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.

Laurie Wright · The Conversation 03 Oct 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

We could be overcomplicating virtual reality more than we need to

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.

Alexis Blue · Futurity 27 Sep 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

Industry review boards are needed to protect VR user privacy

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...

Jessica Outlaw and Susan Persky 29 Aug 2019

Media, Entertainment and Information

After music and TV, what is the future of streaming?

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...

Farid Ben Amor 24 Jul 2019

Biotechnology

Virtual reality could soon let your doctor ‘step inside’ your blood sample

Researchers are pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology to offer a way for researchers to “step inside” biological data.

Calin Riley-Missouri · Futurity 26 Jun 2019

Virtual and Augmented Reality

We know contact with nature makes you feel better. Can virtual contact do the same?

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.

Navjot Bhullar · The Conversation 21 Jun 2019