We've been hearing a lot recently about the metaverse—a vision for the internet which uses technology like virtual and augmented reality to integrate real and digital worlds. With Facebook changing its name to Meta to focus ...
Education
Nov 22, 2021
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NASA's Cold Atom Lab is a first-of-its-kind physics laboratory operating in Earth orbit. About the size of a mini-fridge, it hosts multiple experiments that explore the fundamental nature of atoms by cooling them down to ...
Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2021
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Medical sensing technology has taken great strides in recent years, with the development of wearable devices that can track pulse, brain function, biomarkers in sweat and more. However, there is one big problem with existing ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 28, 2021
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The prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the interaction restrictions created widespread lockdown fatigue and increased social tension in multiunit housing. But small improvements in quality-of-life routines may ...
Ecology
Jun 9, 2021
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As smartwatches become more powerful, they will generate more heat. To prevent burns or rashes, what if a material touching the skin could feel as cool as metal, but also be flexible enough to be worn on the wrist?
Materials Science
May 21, 2021
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Like an infant adjusting to the new world, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is relearning how to move around the weightless environment of space. His cradle is a familiar place though—this is Thomas's second mission to the ...
Space Exploration
May 19, 2021
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Mixed reality technologies, like virtual reality headsets or augmented reality apps, aren't just for entertainment—they can also help make discoveries on other worlds like the Moon and Mars. By traveling on Earth to extreme ...
Space Exploration
Mar 31, 2021
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If playing the video game Assassin's Creed Origins is as close as you're likely to get to a pharaoh's tomb—especially in this time of pandemic-thwarted travel—look no further than UC Berkeley for an expedition into an ...
Archaeology
Mar 10, 2021
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NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins performs the Grasp experiment in the Columbus module of the International Space Station ahead of the New Year. The experiment studies how the central nervous system, specifically hand-eye coordination, ...
Space Exploration
Jan 7, 2021
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The effects of climate change are sometimes difficult to grasp, but now a virtual reality forest, created by geographers, can let people walk through a simulated forest of today and see what various futures may hold for the ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2020
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