The word haptic, from the Greek: ἁπτικός (haptikos), means “pertaining to the sense of touch” and comes from the Greek verb ἅπτεσθαι haptesthai, meaning “to contact” or “to touch”.
Haptic technology will be more remarkable than any breakthrough in the past technology
Haptic technology will change the way we live and interact with technology in the future. As mobile devices to act more like an extension of our body, so that the connected smart devices will act as an extension of our environments, allowing us to control the world around us in a unimaginable way.
A new state-of-the-art lens opens a path to a new type of virtual reality platform
Despite all the advances in consumer technology over the past decades, one component has remained frustratingly stagnant: the optical lens. Unlike electronic devices, which have gotten smaller and more efficient ...
Entrepreneurs IQ increase during crisis time
Running a successful business has its challenges, but the COVID-19 pandemic has required many owners to pivot and look for new ways to operate profitably while keeping employees and consumers ...
Gaps in the exchange of tax data in the EU may encourage tax avoidance and evasion
There is still insufficient sharing of tax information between EU Member States to ensure fair and effective taxation throughout the Single Market, according to a new special report published today ...
European Battery Innovation up to €2.9 billion in funding in the coming years
The Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain. The project, ...
Study finds openness improves manager-employee relations
Employees feel significantly less job distress if they work at companies that are open and transparent about the firm’s finances, including budgets and profits, a new study found. Researchers examining ...
(Română) Lansare Actiune pilot pentru testarea unui nou Instrument de Audit pentru inovare in cadrul Proiectului DeposIT
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How touchscreens use can affect our attention
Toddlers with high daily touchscreen use are quicker to look at objects when they appear and are less able to resist distraction compared to toddlers with no or low touchscreen ...
The future of 3D-print bone parts
Scientists from UNSW Sydney have developed a ceramic-based ink that may allow surgeons in the future to 3D-print bone parts complete with living cells that could be used to repair ...
Green Consumption Pledge
The European Commission is launching its new Green Consumption Pledge, the first initiative delivered under the New Consumer Agenda. The Green Consumption Pledge is part of the European Climate Pact which is an ...
VR/AR systems more realistic and sensitive to user actions
The tracking of eye movement is one of the key elements of virtual and amplified reality technologies (VR/AR). A team from MSU together with a professor from RUDN University developed ...
Can price promotions lead to potential positive social consequences and contribute to a better world?
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and University of Hong Kong published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines why and how charitable organizations can ...
A pretty clever battery for mass-market electric vehicles
Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according to a team of Penn ...
