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Really virtual reality

(PhysOrg.com) -- Far from being geeky and exotic, virtual reality could be the key to a new range of innovative products. European researchers and industrialists have come together to build a world-leading ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Using war games to treat post-traumatic stress disorder

For those soldiers worried about the stigma associated with seeing a therapist, virtual reality applications for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be the alternative to the traditional "talk therapy." ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

OSU chemist developing solution to nerve agent exposure

Scientists are working to develop a new drug that will regenerate a critical enzyme in the human body that "ages" after a person is exposed to deadly chemical warfare agents.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heads-Up Virtual Reality (HUVR) Bridges Visual with Tactile, in 3D and on the Cheap

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have created a new, relatively low-cost virtual reality device that allows users not only to see a 3D image, but 'feel' it, too.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Virtual reality you can reach out and touch

A team of European researchers has "virtually" teleported real objects through cyberspace, touched things in virtual reality and even felt the movements of a virtual dance partner.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Surgeon-engineer team produce training software for robot-assisted surgery

Two Buffalo scientists have paired up to create technology that has the potential to revolutionize surgical training worldwide, developing the first procedure-based, hands-on surgical training software. Their patent-pending ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Virtual reality and other technologies offer hope

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) threatens to overload healthcare and social support systems worldwide as the number of cases rises and existing treatments are not sufficiently effective. New approaches to treatment are ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Virtual clay software developed in UB lab 'jumpstarts' design process

A 3-D virtual clay sculpting software package that came on the market this week was developed out of research conducted by University at Buffalo mechanical engineers who wanted to speed up computational design of complex, ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Milling and drilling in cyberspace

Machinists, NC programmers or mechatronics engineers -- trainees in engineering jobs often have to master complex equipment. In the future, trainees will practice and learn milling, turning, drilling and programming ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Augmented reality to help astronauts make sense of space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Life aboard the International Space Station is hard work. Crewmembers have a multiplicity of complex tasks, potentially involving thousands of tools, components and other items. But ESA astronaut ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Virtually engineering power plants

Photovoltaic and wind energy plants, hydroelectric power stations and biogas plants supply energy without polluting the environment. However, they are complex to design and maintain. Virtual reality makes ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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