Virtual Reality News

July 19, 2024

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Key Electronic Device Developed for the Massive Arrival of 6G Networks

July 9, 2024 — Researchers were involved in the development of a switch, an essential device in telecommunications, capable of operating at very high frequency with lower power consumption than conventional technologies. The technology has applications in the new ...

New and Improved Camera Inspired by the Human Eye

July 1, 2024 — Computer scientists have invented a camera mechanism that improves how robots see and react to the world around them. Inspired by how the human eye works, their innovative camera system mimics the tiny involuntary movements used by the eye to ...

Soft, Stretchy Electrode Simulates Touch Sensations Using Electrical Signals

June 28, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable of simulating the feeling of pressure or vibration when worn on the skin. This device represents a step towards creating ...

Prying Open the AI Black Box

June 21, 2024 — Meet SQUID, a new computational tool. Compared with other genomic AI models, SQUID is more consistent, reduces background noise, and can yield better predictions regarding critical mutations. The new system aims to bring scientists closer to their ...

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Researchers Create Realistic Virtual Rodent

June 11, 2024 — To help probe the mystery of how brains control movement, scientists have created a virtual rat with an artificial brain that can move around just like a real rodent. The researchers found that ...

Female AI 'Teammate' Generates More Participation from Women

June 11, 2024 — An artificial intelligence-powered virtual teammate with a female voice boosts participation and productivity among women on teams dominated by men, according to new ...

Virtual Reality as a Reliable Shooting Performance-Tracking Tool

June 11, 2024 — Virtual reality technology can do more than teach weaponry skills in law enforcement and military personnel, a new study suggests: It can accurately record shooting performance and reliably track ...

People Feel More Connected to 'Tweezer-Like' Bionic Tools That Don't Resemble Human Hands

June 6, 2024 — Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test ...

Children's Visual Experience May Hold Key to Better Computer Vision Training

May 31, 2024 — A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the ...

Finding the Beat of Collective Animal Motion

May 23, 2024 — Virtual Reality experiments have illuminated the rhythmic glue that could keep animals moving in ...

Imperceptible Sensors Made from 'Electronic Spider Silk' Can Be Printed Directly on Human Skin

May 24, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of ...

AI Poised to Usher in New Level of Concierge Services to the Public

May 23, 2024 — Concierge services built on artificial intelligence have the potential to improve how hotels and other service businesses interact with customers, a new paper ...

Building a Better Sarcasm Detector

May 16, 2024 — Sarcasm is notoriously tricky to convey through text, and the subtle changes in tone that convey sarcasm often confuse computer algorithms as well, limiting virtual assistants and content analysis ...

Virtual Reality Becomes More Engaging When Designers Use Cinematic Tools

May 14, 2024 — Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic appeal of what users see in virtual ...

Earlier Headlines

Best of Both Worlds: Innovative Positioning System Enhances Versatility and Accuracy of Drone-Viewpoint Mixed Reality Applications

June 5, 2024 — Researchers have developed an innovative positioning system that enhances the versatility and accuracy of drone-viewpoint mixed reality (MR) applications by aligning real and virtual world ...

Designing Environments That Are Robot-Inclusive

May 31, 2024 — To overcome issues associated with real-life testing, researchers successfully demonstrated the use of digital twin technology within robot simulation software in assessing a robot's suitability ...

VR May Pose Privacy Risks for Kids: A New Study Finds Parents Aren't as Worried as They Should Be

May 6, 2024 — New research finds that, while an increasing number of minors are using virtual reality (VR) apps, not many parents recognize the extent of the security and privacy risks that are specific to VR ...

Biomechanical Dataset for Badminton Performance Analysis

May 6, 2024 — In the sports industry, player data collection aids in personalized training feedback. Researchers have now gathered a detailed dataset and laid the foundation for delivering coaching assistance and ...

Unveiling a Polarized World -- In a Single Shot

May 2, 2024 — Researchers have developed a compact, single-shot polarization imaging system that can provide a complete picture of polarization. By using just two thin metasurfaces, the imaging system could unlock ...

Virtual Reality Environment for Teens May Offer an Accessible, Affordable Way to Reduce Stress

May 1, 2024 — Working with teens, researchers designed RESeT: a snowy virtual world with six activities intended to improve mood. In a 3-week study of 44 teens, researchers found that most of the teens used the ...

Researchers Develop a New Way to Instruct Dance in Virtual Reality

Apr. 29, 2024 — Virtual reality dance made easier with crowd wave technique. Open source code can be downloaded for Quest 2 and ...

Holographic Displays Offer a Glimpse Into an Immersive Future

Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have invented a new optical element that brings us one step closer to mixing the real and virtual worlds in an ordinary pair of eyeglasses using high-definition 3D holographic ...

Child Pedestrians, Self-Driving Vehicles: What's the Safest Scenario for Crossing the Road?

Apr. 24, 2024 — Crossing roads for children can be a risky calculation, especially when the vehicles are self-driven. In a new study, researchers determined pre-teenage children are safest when self-driving vehicles ...

Teaching a Computer to Type Like a Human

Apr. 18, 2024 — A new typing model simulates the typing process instead of just predicting ...

Star Trek's Holodeck Recreated Using ChatGPT and Video Game Assets

Apr. 11, 2024 — Star Trek's Holodeck is no longer just science fiction. Using AI, engineers have created a tool that can generate 3D environments, prompted by everyday ...

Waterproof 'E-Glove' Could Help Scuba Divers Communicate

Apr. 10, 2024 — When scuba divers need to say 'I'm okay' or 'Shark!' to their dive partners, they use hand signals to communicate visually. But sometimes these movements are difficult to ...

An Innovative Mixed Light Field Technique for Immersive Projection Mapping

Mar. 28, 2024 — A novel mixed light field technique that utilizes a mix of ray-controlled ambient lighting with projection mapping (PM) to obtain PM in bright surroundings has been developed by scientists. This ...

Pairing Crypto Mining With Green Hydrogen Offers Clean Energy Boost

Mar. 25, 2024 — Pairing cryptocurrency mining -- notable for its outsize consumption of carbon-based fuel -- with green hydrogen could provide the foundation for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar ...

Holographic Message Encoded in Simple Plastic

Mar. 18, 2024 — Important data can be stored and concealed quite easily in ordinary plastic using 3D printers and terahertz radiation, scientists show. Holography can be done quite easily: A 3D printer can be used ...

Virtual Reality Better Than Video for Evoking Fear, Spurring Climate Action

Mar. 18, 2024 — Depicting worst-case climate scenarios like expanding deserts and dying coral reefs may better motivate people to support environmental policies when delivered via virtual reality, according to a ...

Opening New Doors in the VR World, Literally

Mar. 13, 2024 — Recreating the action of opening doors in the virtual world requires engineering ways in which to provide the equivalent haptic feedback and steer users away from walls in the real world. A research ...

Straightening Teeth? AI Can Help

Mar. 13, 2024 — A new tool will help orthodontists correctly fit braces onto teeth. Using artificial intelligence and virtual patients, the tool predicts how teeth will move, so as to ensure that braces are neither ...

Natural History Specimens Have Never Been So Accessible

Mar. 11, 2024 — Researchers have painstakingly taken computed topography (CT) scans of more than 13,000 individual specimens to create 3D images of more than half of all the world's animal groups, including ...

Angle-Dependent Holograms Made Possible by Metasurfaces

Feb. 20, 2024 — Scientists unveil metasurface technology, allowing for angle-dependent ...