Call it car, call it aircraft, but Transition is in the wings
The first flying car? Yes, we agree. The kind of image we associate with an animated movie or new video game.
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Deep-learning system detects human presence by harvesting RF signals
Researchers at Syracuse University in New York have recently developed a system that can detect the presence of humans in a given environment by analyzing ambient radio frequency (RF) signals. This new system, presented in ...
Consumer & Gadgets
A skin-integrated multimodal haptic interface to produce immersive tactile experiences
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies have become increasingly advanced over the past decade or so, enabling highly engaging gaming experiences and new forms of media entertainment. Yet there is still ...
Hardware
A high-resolution, wearable electrotactile rendering device that virtualizes the sense of touch
A collaborative research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a wearable tactile rendering system, which can mimic the sensation of touch with high spatial resolution and a rapid response rate.
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Machine learning gives users 'superhuman' ability to open and control tools in virtual reality
Researchers have developed a virtual reality application where a range of 3D modeling tools can be opened and controlled using just the movement of a user's hand.
Nov 7, 2023
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Engineering
A programmable fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program
MIT researchers have created the first fiber with digital capabilities, able to sense, store, analyze, and infer activity after being sewn into a shirt.
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Elon Musk's new tunnel 'a little rough around the edges' (Update)
Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the revolutionary albeit bumpy subterranean tube—the tech entrepreneur's answer ...
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A non-invasive way to turn a cockroach into a cyborg
A team of mechanical engineers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has found a way to electronically control cockroaches without injuring them. In their paper published in the journal npj Flexible Electronics, ...
Engineering
Google completes first drone delivery in the US
Alphabet (Google) subsidiary Wing has become the first company in the United States to deliver packages by drone.
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Motion planning for automated driving under uncertainty and with limited visibility
Researchers at the FZI Research Center for Information Technology have developed a new method that could improve the motion planning of autonomous vehicles within uncertain environments or in conditions of limited visibility. ...
