Scientists develop speckle-free holography for virtual displays
Virtual and augmented reality headsets are designed to place wearers directly into other environments, worlds and experiences.
While the technology is already popular among consumers...
We’re not as smart as Google makes us think we are
From the number of ounces in a cup to the first day of fall, online search engines such as Google put the answers to...
Better touch screens could let you feel stuff before you buy it
Researchers are working on touch screen technology that would allow people to “feel” physical objects—including, for example, the texture of an item of clothing’s...
This smart white cane works like a self-driving car
A new, affordable smart cane guides people with visual impairments safely and efficiently through their environments, say researchers.
Most know the white cane as a...
Combustion creates braille display for electronics
Imagine an iPad or a Kindle for the blind, with inflatable braille that changes shape under a user’s touch.
A Cornell-led team has made a...
These 3D-printed wearables never need a charge
Wearable sensors to monitor everything from step count to heart rate are nearly ubiquitous.
But for scenarios such as measuring the onset of frailty in...
Visa and Apple Pay vulnerabilities leaves iPhone users open to payment fraud
Vulnerabilities in Apple Pay and Visa could enable hackers to bypass an iPhone’s Apple Pay lock screen and perform contactless payments, according to research...
Why Spotify needs a ‘dislike’ button
Spotify’s whole business model relies on keeping you listening and being able to predict what songs you’ll want to hear next.
But Cornell researchers recently...
Everyone could build battery-free electronic devices now
Last year, computer engineers from Northwestern University and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) introduced the world’s first battery-free Game Boy, which harvests both...
New discovery could help prevent overheating in electronics
A team of physicists at CU Boulder has solved the mystery behind a perplexing phenomenon in the nano realm: why some ultra-small heat sources...