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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...