25/10/2015 Haptic

Internet of Things

The network of physical objects or “things” embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity

An electronic skin (e-skin) with magnetosensitive capabilities

While birds are able to naturally perceive the Earth’s magnetic field and use it for orientation, humans have so far ...
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Immersing in virtual worlds with Europe’s biggest 3D mixed reality laboratory

Europe`s biggest 3D mixed reality laboratory is located in Magdeburg. Four meters high and sixteen meters in diameter, the Fraunhofer ...
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Different brain areas linked to smoking and drinking

· Around 3 billion people worldwide currently drink or smoke - new research could help in both the prevention and ...
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Honda Uses Virtual Reality to Transport Pediatric Patients into a Magical Snow Globe for the Holidays

For the holiday season, Honda is using virtual reality to create a one-of-a-kind winter wonderland in "The Magic Snow Globe," ...
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Exposure therapy in virtual reality

Arachnophobia is the technical term for the fear of spiders. Approximately 3.5 to 6.1 percent of the population suffer from ...
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AI Algorithms Can Successfully Determine Breast Density

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm measures breast density at the level of an experienced mammographer, according to a new study ...
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Porsche make investment in future technology: Holographic augmented reality head-up display

Porsche has invested in WayRay; the up-and-coming technology start-up from Zurich develops and produces holographic augmented reality head-up display technologies ...
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Augmented Reality to provide surgical expertise into the battlefield when it is most required

Purdue University researchers have developed a unique approach that allows experienced surgeons and physicians around the world to help less-experienced ...
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Artificial intelligence show that people’s eye movements reveal whether they are sociable, conscientious or curious

It’s often been said that the eyes are the window to the soul, revealing what we think and how we ...
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New telemedicine exercise therapy

Anyone who gets an artificial hip or knee joint has to spend a lot of time in rehabilitation. The offers ...
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Defence against unwanted audio tracking by acoustic cookies

Mobile phones and tablets through so-called audio tracking, can be used by means of ultrasound to unnoticeably track the behaviour ...
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Shopping well-fitting clothes online with the intelligent 3D human modelling technology

Shopping well-fitting clothes online or making bespoke garments can be done more easily with the intelligent 3D human modelling technology ...
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What’s going on in our brains while walking?

Using new technologies to track how vision guides foot placement, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin come one step ...
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Simultaneous communication in real time with millions of nerve cells

The Lund researchers used simulated recordings from nerve cells to evaluate the method. They were able to show that they ...
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A virtual coach home-based treatment for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

In the future, a virtual coach could make a positive contribution to the therapy of people with post-traumatic stress disorder ...
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