Review: Sony's PlayStation VR shows virtual reality's promise and problems
In these early days of virtual reality, Sony's new PlayStation VR seems like the ideal product.
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Team develops virtual reality edition of Stellarum for Oculus Rift
Edinburgh astronomers have combined the new Oculus Rift virtual reality headset with Stellarium planetarium software to produce an exciting and immersive way to explore the sky. The system was demonstrated live today (7 July) ...
Space Exploration
Jul 7, 2015
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Better than reality: NASA scientists tap virtual reality to make a scientific discovery
NASA scientists using virtual reality technology are redefining our understanding about how our galaxy works.
Astronomy
Jan 29, 2020
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Seen and 'herd': Collective motion in crowds is largely determined by participants' field of vision
Like flocks of birds or schools of fish, crowds of humans also tend to move en masse—almost as if they're thinking as one. Scientists have proposed different theories to explain this type of collective pedestrian behavior.
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2022
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Google Cardboard says it's shipped 5 million virtual reality viewers
No one would ever mistake the virtual reality experience of Google Cardboard, which uses flimsy cardboard viewers, for the high-octane Oculus Rift or the soon-to-be-released Sony Playstation VR headset.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 29, 2016
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Metasurface design methods can make LED light act more like lasers
UC Santa Barbara researchers continue to push the boundaries of LED design a little further with a new method that could pave the way toward more efficient and versatile LED display and lighting technology.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 3, 2020
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New technology uses light to engrave erasable 3D images
Imagine if physicians could capture three-dimensional projections of medical scans, suspending them inside an acrylic cube to create a hand-held reproduction of a patient's heart, brain, kidneys, or other organs. Then, when ...
Polymers
Aug 9, 2024
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Practicing nursing care in a virtual world
Oculus Rift, a gaming headset, can help teach nurses how to communicate better, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 26, 2015
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Visionize uses virtual reality headsets to help people with low vision
To get through a day's work at the office, Kenyetta McCurdy-Byrd needs to pack an entire toolbox.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 29, 2015
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Microsoft aims at 'mixed reality' with new devices
Microsoft on Thursday debuted hardware for reaching into virtual worlds powered by its technology as it looked to "mixed reality" as the next big computing platform.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 11, 2017
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