Virtual Environment News
December 22, 2024
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Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists have performed computer simulations confirming a technique that prevents the production of unhelpful electromagnetic waves, boosting the heat put into fusion ...
Dec. 17, 2024 A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual reality. The system, which combines vibrational and ...
Shape-Changing Device Helps Visually Impaired People Perform Location Task as Well as Sighted People
Dec. 10, 2024 A groundbreaking piece of navigation technology that uses the ability to sense information through touch can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, ...
Dec. 9, 2024 Fences are an effective stationary method of corralling livestock, but their sharp borders can create sudden changes in native grassland vegetation and the pollinators and birds that live there. Virtual, GPS-based fences may be the nature-friendly ...
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Nov. 23, 2024 To understand the practical challenges of indoor augmented reality applications on smartphones, researchers conducted 113 hours of extensive experiments and case studies over 316 patterns to ...
Nov. 25, 2024 LEDs with low polarization in a direction similar to standard LEDs show greater efficiency at higher power by resisting 'efficiency droop', a new study shows. The findings open the door to a new ...
Nov. 21, 2024 Scientists have presented results on the acoustic characteristics of a physical model of the Parasaurolophus' crest. They created a physical setup ...
Nov. 20, 2024 The pipe organ stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries, and even when not in use, it affects the acoustical environment around it. Researchers performed a sine-sweep through ...
Nov. 21, 2024 Protein design aims to create customized antibodies for therapies, biosensors for diagnostics, or enzymes for chemical reactions. An international research team has now developed a method for ...
Nov. 12, 2024 Scientists have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, NeuroMechFly v2 helps us understand brain-body coordination, ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Calculations of charge distribution in mesons provide benchmark for experimental measurements and validate widely used 'factorization' method for imaging the building blocks of ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Thin, flexible device could help people with visual impairments 'feel' surroundings. Device comprises a hexagonal array of 19 actuators encapsulated in soft silicone. Device only uses energy when ...
Oct. 31, 2024 A video game in which participants herded virtual cattle has furthered our understanding of how humans make decisions on movement and navigation, and it could help us not only interact more ...
Oct. 31, 2024 Researchers have developed a compact, wearable ultrasound device that monitors muscle activity. Attachable to the skin with an adhesive and powered ...
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Oct. 31, 2024 Relief-type cultural heritage objects are commonly found in many historical sites worldwide, but often suffer from varying levels of damage and deterioration. Traditional methods for image ...
Oct. 30, 2024 Researchers have joined forces to give a boost to spatial memory by creating a unique experimental setup that combines non-invasive deep-brain stimulation, virtual reality training, and fMRI imaging. ...
Oct. 22, 2024 Research of online victimization in the metaverse is sorely lacking. A new study explored harm in the metaverse and VR devices among a sample of 5,005 U.S. teens aged 13 to 17. Findings show a ...
Oct. 17, 2024 In a new study, humans displayed sympathy towards and protected AI bots who were excluded from ...
Oct. 17, 2024 Researchers have developed a novel training protocol for brain-computer interfaces in a study with rhesus monkeys. The method enables precise control of prosthetic hands using signals from the brain ...
Oct. 16, 2024 Teleoperated robots for gathering moon dust are a step closer, according to new ...
Oct. 16, 2024 Researchers have overcome the limitations of existing metasurface technologies and successfully designed a Janus metasurface capable of perfectly controlling asymmetric light ...
Oct. 7, 2024 SMU have created SmartCADD. This open-source virtual tool combines artificial intelligence, quantum mechanics and Computer Assisted Drug Design (CADD) techniques to speed up the screening of chemical ...
Sep. 11, 2024 Researchers developed a new smartphone-based digital holographic microscope that enables precision 3D measurements. The highly portable and inexpensive microscope could help bring 3D measurement ...
Sep. 11, 2024 Researchers have developed a flexible, durable electronic prototype that can harvest energy from body heat and turn it into electricity that can be used to power small electronics, such as batteries, ...
Aug. 22, 2024 Non-living hydrogels can play the video game Pong and improve their gameplay with more experience, researchers report. The researchers hooked hydrogels up to a virtual game environment and then ...
Aug. 9, 2024 Researchers invented a technique that uses a specialized light projector and a photosensitive chemical additive to imprint two- and three-dimensional images inside any polymer. The light-based ...
Aug. 7, 2024 An upright neuroimaging device developed by neuroscientists, physicists and engineers allows patients to move around while undergoing a brain ...
July 26, 2024 Researchers developed a machine-learning framework that can predict a key property of heat dispersion in materials that is up to 1,000 times faster than other AI methods, and could enable scientists ...
July 9, 2024 Researchers were involved in the development of a switch, an essential device in telecommunications, capable of operating at very high frequency with lower power consumption than conventional ...
July 1, 2024 Computer scientists have invented a camera mechanism that improves how robots see and react to the world around them. Inspired by how the human eye works, their innovative camera system mimics the ...
June 28, 2024 A team of researchers has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable of simulating the feeling of pressure or vibration when worn on the skin. This device represents a step towards creating ...
June 21, 2024 Meet SQUID, a new computational tool. Compared with other genomic AI models, SQUID is more consistent, reduces background noise, and can yield better predictions regarding critical mutations. The new ...
June 12, 2024 Researchers have used inkjet printing to create a compact multispectral version of a light field camera. The camera, which fits in the palm of the hand, could be useful for many applications ...
June 11, 2024 Virtual reality technology can do more than teach weaponry skills in law enforcement and military personnel, a new study suggests: It can accurately record shooting performance and reliably track ...
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- People Sympathize With Bullied AI Bots
- Controlling Prosthetic Hands More Precisely by the Power of Thought
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- Out-of-This-World Simulation Key to Collecting Moon Dust
- Researchers Develop Janus-Like Metasurface Technology That Acts According to the Direction of Light
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- Smartphone-Based Microscope Rapidly Reconstructs 3D Holograms
- Researchers Develop a Stretchable, Wearable Device That Lights Up an LED Using Only the Warmth of Your Skin
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- Virtual Reality as a Reliable Shooting Performance-Tracking Tool
- Researchers Create Realistic Virtual Rodent
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- VR May Pose Privacy Risks for Kids: A New Study Finds Parents Aren't as Worried as They Should Be
- A Better Way to Ride a Motorcycle
- Biomechanical Dataset for Badminton Performance Analysis
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- Holographic Message Encoded in Simple Plastic
- Virtual Reality Better Than Video for Evoking Fear, Spurring Climate Action
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- Angle-Dependent Holograms Made Possible by Metasurfaces
- Plasma Scientists Develop Computer Programs That Could Reduce the Cost of Microchips and Stimulate American Manufacturing
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- 360-Degree Head-Up Display View Could Warn Drivers of Road Obstacles in Real Time
- Could an Electric Nudge to the Head Help Your Doctor Operate a Surgical Robot?
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- New Framework for Oceanographic Research Provides Potential for Broader Access to Deep Sea Scientific Exploration
- New Dual-Arm Robot Achieves Bimanual Tasks by Learning from Simulation
- Do Measurements Produce the Reality They Show Us?