Sets & the city: World Science Festival 2012, New York style (Part 2 of 2)
Does the quantum wave function represent reality?
(Phys.org) -- At the heart of quantum mechanics lies the wave function, a probability function used by physicists to understand the nanoscale world. Using the wave function, physicists can calculate a system's ...
Apr 25, 2012
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The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part II)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, horses and ...
Dec 02, 2011
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The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part I)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, ...
Dec 01, 2011
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Immersive Game System Allows Physical Interaction Between Players
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a new immersive multiplayer game system, researchers are further blurring the line between gaming and the real world. Using a mouse and keyboard sounds kind of quaint compared to the ...
Dec 22, 2009
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Virtual Worlds May Be the Future Setting of Scientific Collaboration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Normally, virtual worlds are the setting of many online games and entertainment applications, but now they’re becoming a place for scientific collaboration and outreach, as well. A team ...
Aug 04, 2009
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Meta glasses to place virtual reality worlds at fingertips (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) —Yawn. Two startup visionaries claim they have just the device to replace keyboard and mouse forever and ever. Where have you heard that before. But maybe these two have something important. ...
May 18, 2013
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VR team presents infinite walking in virtual environments (w/ video)
(Phys.org) —Virtual reality experiences through the lenses and screens of future smart devices will keep on coming at us. Now a team of researchers from Vienna and the U.S. believe they have a stepped-up ...
Apr 12, 2013
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Tokyo smelling-screen demo lets scents go virtual
(Phys.org) —"Scent-delivery" technologies continue to interest marketers, who are always looking for ideas on how to deliver an enhanced shopper experience. Scent stimulation related to targeted products ...
Mar 31, 2013
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Metaio announces AR processing unit for phones
(Phys.org)—Metaio this week announced its AREngine, an augmented reality chip that closes in on the future of smartphones as AR devices for daily use. The hardware chipset being introduced is a jump up ...
Feb 22, 2013
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AR glasses are proposed to restore depth perception
(Phys.org)—People with impaired depth perception might see better with augmented reality glasses according to a research initiative under way at the University of Yamanashi in Japan. The team involved are ...
Jan 27, 2013
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Reality check for DNA nanotechnology: Lowering barriers to DNA-based nanomanufacturing
Two major barriers to the advancement of DNA nanotechnology beyond the research lab have been knocked down. This emerging technology employs DNA as a programmable building material for self-assembled, nanometer-scale ...
Dec 13, 2012
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LuminAR bulb lights path to augmented reality (w/ video)
(Phys.org)—Are we moving closer to a computer age where "touchscreen" is in the room, but it is the counter, desktop, wall, our new digital work areas? Are we moving into a new form factor called Anywhere? ...
Dec 10, 2012
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'Substitutional reality' system plays head games to explore delusions (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—Take a commercially available panoramic video camera used for recording, add a computer for storing recorded footage, and a head-mounted visual display that can switch seamlessly between the ...
Aug 28, 2012
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Canon's Mixed Reality System may speed design cycles
(Phys.org) -- Canon this week announced a new augmented reality system—headset and software. The new system is to allow virtual prototypes to replace physical ones. Three-dimensional computer generated ...
Jun 23, 2012
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