Researchers are investigating how virtual reality can cause a fear response, but what if it could cure those fears instead?
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.
Image-based Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Lung: Virtual Reality or New Clinical Practice?
Image-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) predicts airflow in the lungs, providing more sensitive biomarkers of how well your lungs are working.
Contact lenses bring 3D holograms to life for augmented reality
A better way to fabricate metasurfaces allows scientists to create contact lenses capable of projecting 3D holographic images.
Bin Liu: “Turn whatever you are dreaming about into reality”
The unconventional chemist talks innovations in material science, putting science to work to help solve societal problems, and how to see the best in everything.
Lens-free Augmented Reality
Leti has developed a novel retinal-projection concept for augmented reality (AR) uses based on a combination of integrated optics and holography.
Decisions, decisions! How neurons connect to shape our choices
A new study cracks the brain’s code on decision-making, uncovering how neurons are wired during the process.
When it comes to VR, emotional connection beats sophisticated graphics
A lot of money goes into making tech better, but more effort needs to be centered on improving the user’s emotional experience.
A simple tweak supercharges microscopes and allows pathogen observation
A modification to conventional microscopes pushes the limits of their resolution and enables high-precision observation of difficult-to-observe pathogens.
Energy generated in the blink of an eye
A tiny battery built into smart contact lenses produces its own power through eye blinking, relying on tears and oxygen to power its cells.