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.
Ultrasound system targets mouth to create virtual reality haptic effects
Lips are famously sensual but, together with the gums and tongue, they are also surprisingly sensitive, second only to the fingertips in nerve density. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have ...
Supernovas – support for women-led startups to scale their business internationally
As part of Supernovas, the Rocket-up programme has opened a call for female-led startups to support their access to new European regions. Ten startups will be selected to participate in the activities, ...
Small companies’ competitiveness barely improved by EU support
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are key to the EU’s economy. But they have not really benefited from EU action aimed at enhancing their competitiveness. That is the conclusion reached ...
Next-generation of AI and machine learning to take advantage over innovation process
More than a century has passed since Thomas Edison developed the first electric light bulb, yet Edison’s hallmark approach of ‘trial and error’ to reach his discovery still remains a ...
AUTOPROMOTEC 2022
HAPTIC R&D CONSULTING SRL was invited by Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna in co-operation with Enterprise Europe Network to participate at AUTOPROMOTEC 2022, International Exhibition of Automotive Equipment and Aftermarket Products (Bologna, Italy, 25 ...
EU budget’s contribution to climate action overstated
The EU has missed its self-imposed target of spending at least 20% of its 2014-2020 budget on climate action, according to a special report published today by the European Court ...
European Defence Fund: €1 billion to boost the EU’s defence
The European Commission announced the adoption of the second annual work programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF). The EDF 2022 work programme will allocate up to a total of €924 million in funding ...
Haptics device creates realistic virtual textures
Technology has allowed us to immerse ourselves in a world of sights and sounds from the comfort of our home, but there’s something missing: touch. Tactile sensation is an incredibly ...
Audit expertise holds the key for fair deal valuation
New research by Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) shows that accounting firms leverage their auditing expertise to produce fairer target valuations on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) than investment banks. ‘Accounting ...
Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics play a key role in strategy work
However, business intelligence is not just a data mass that supplements strategy or a self-evident prop, but, together with the predictions generated by new algorithms and computational models, it can ...
Research in the time of COVID-19 and beyond
COVID-19 has disrupted financial statement auditing globally and impacted group dynamics in an industry vital to the health of the economy, according to a new study. Pre-pandemic, core audit teams ...
3D printing leads to fabricating a shape memory alloy with increased superelasticity
Laser powder bed fusion, a 3D-printing technique, offers potential in the manufacturing industry, particularly when fabricating nickel-titanium shape memory alloys with complex geometries. Although this manufacturing technique is attractive for ...
