New VR device could simulate touching walls in virtual reality environments
A new device developed at Carnegie Mellon University uses multiple strings attached to the hand and fingers to simulate the feel of obstacles and...
New way to predict treatment outcome for diabetes-related vision loss
In a new study, researchers found that a new approach that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze retinal images could one day help doctors...
Researchers give robotic arms a steady hand for surgeries
Steady hands and uninterrupted, sharp vision are critical when performing surgery on delicate structures like the brain or hair-thin blood vessels.
While surgical cameras have...
Hey, Alexa, who else is listening right now
Engineers are making smart speakers more secure for consumers.
Voice-activated speakers like Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Home are becoming ubiquitous in homes, cars...
New system could reduce the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence has become a focus of certain ethical concerns, but it also has some major sustainability issues.
Last June, researchers at the University of...
Scientists restore man’s sense of touch with brain-computer interface technology
While we might often take our sense of touch for granted, for researchers developing technologies to restore limb function in people paralyzed due to...
Scientific machine learning paves way for rapid rocket engine design
"It's not rocket science" may be a tired cliché, but that doesn't mean designing rockets is any less complicated.
Time, cost and safety prohibit testing...
Scientists break size and speed limit of workhorses of the Internet
Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first time a silicon-based electro-optical modulator that is smaller, as fast as and more efficient than state-of-the-art technologies.
By...
Scientists find new way to make future smart computers more energy efficient
The rapid progression of technology has led to a huge increase in energy usage to process the massive troves of data generated by devices.
But...
Video games improve the visual attention of expert players
Expert players of action real-time strategy video games such as League of Legends become better at allocating brain resources between visual stimuli that compete...