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.
How eye-tracking technology checking influence of social media posts
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EU- China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
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Online personality prediction tools
A study by a team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) psychologists has found a link between extraverts and their word choices. The finding highlights the need for stronger ...
What type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music
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New goals to succeed in New Year
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Lessons that the medical profession can learn from Father Christmas
As Father Christmas gears up for the busiest 24 hours of his year, what skills does he use to get a seemingly impossible job done effectively and safely and can ...
In the innovation development process firms may cooperate with different types of partners
The innovation performance of firms depends on their ability to innovate in cooperation with external partners. In a study, HSE researchers found that most of innovation in Russian manufacturing happens ...
The future of accountancy in digital era
SMU Office of Research and Tech Transfer – The Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Second Major in Accounting Data & Analytics (AD&A) programme offered by the School of Accountancy (SOA) is ...
Haptic distractions on haptic feedback perception
We are constantly surrounded by sounds and vibrations in our environment, such as a ringing phone or a buzzing smart device like a wearable activity tracker. While such notifications from ...
Sometimes it’s worth taking the time to stop and think
Humans are hard-wired to prefer experiences that end well, and the influence of previous experience declines the longer ago it happened. This means we can’t always trust that choices we ...
€82.5 million for six new projects under the Pan-African Programme
The EU has announced today €82.5 million for six new projects under the Pan-African Programme to strengthen its cooperation with Africa in multiple sectors, including sustainable resource management, regional integration ...
