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.
Immersive virtual reality is useful against implicit racial bias
Implicit racial bias refers to the automatic non-conscious behaviours, even if one’s explicit attitude is not biased at all. Several studies have shown these prejudices are reduced in white people ...
EU budget for the period 2021-2027
The European Commission welcomes the Council decision to adopt the next long-term EU budget for the period 2021-2027, which is the final step in the adoption process. With this decision, ...
New EU Cybersecurity Strategy and new rules to make physical and digital critical entities more resilient
Today, the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy are presenting a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy. As a key component of Shaping Europe’s Digital Future, ...
How gender-linked language styles influence the impact of online contributions
A female-typical language style promotes the popularity of talks in the digital context and turns out to be an underappreciated but highly effective tool for social influence. This was shown ...
Quantum computer managed to solve a task far more quickly than the world’s best supercomputer
Quantum computers have already managed to surpass ordinary computers in solving certain tasks – unfortunately, totally useless ones. The next milestone is to get them to do useful things. Researchers ...
How digital connectivity plays a key role in migration decisions
The spread of the Internet is shaping migration in profound ways. A McGill-led study of over 150 countries links Internet penetration with migration intentions and behaviours, suggesting that digital connectivity ...
Potential uses of genetic data for marketing strategy and research
Researchers from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that assesses the implications of the growth of private genetic testing for the ...
Smartphone display material that can self-heal from damages
Smartphone display repair cost that caused so many people to cry about, it may no longer be an issue to worry about. Research team in South Korea has developed a ...
MALAYSIA GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES RM 33 BILLION FOR MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) will be receiving RM 16 Billion and RM 17 Billion respectively through the recently announced 2021 Budget. Both ministries receive ...
COVID-19 crisis risks widening the economic gap between EU countries
The early measures taken by the EU and its Member States to counter the economic impact of COVID-19 have helped save jobs and businesses, according to the European Court of ...
European Commission proposes new rules for digital platforms
The Commission has proposed today an ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online market places, and other ...
Assessing the environmental benefits of renewable energy
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the environmental benefits of renewable power generation vary significantly, depending on the nature of the conventional power generation that the ...
