Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead
At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son.
Dec 14, 2023
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Robotics
Cognitive strategies for augmenting the body with a wearable, robotic arm
Neuroengineer Silvestro Micera has developed advanced technological solutions to help people regain sensory and motor functions that have been lost due to traumatic events or neurological disorders. Until now, he had never ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Montreal research hub spearheads global AI ethics debate
Rapid developments in artificial intelligence—and recent turmoil at industry powerhouse OpenAI—have brought fresh attention to a key hub of ethics research related to the technology in Montreal, led by Canadian "godfather ...
Dec 2, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Virtual reality training could reduce gender gap in some spatial tasks
Finding out why men and women perform differently in some tasks is a matter of controversy with no scientific consensus. One of the areas under study is that of visuospatial abilities, where a number of studies have shown ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Almost half the men surveyed think they could land a passenger plane. Experts disagree
Picture this: you're nestled comfortably in your seat cruising towards your holiday destination when a flight attendant's voice breaks through the silence:
Nov 28, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study: Immersive engagement in mixed reality can be measured with reaction time
In the real world/digital world cross-over of mixed reality, a user's immersive engagement with the program is called presence. Now, UMass Amherst researchers are the first to identify reaction time as a potential presence ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Using virtual reality to research phantom sensations
Virtual reality (VR) is not only a technology for games and entertainment, but also has potential in science and medicine. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have now gained new insights into human perception ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Robotics
Artificial sensor similar to a human fingerprint that can recognize fine fabric textures
An artificial sensory system that is able to recognize fine textures—such as twill, corduroy and wool—with a high resolution, similar to a human finger, is reported in a Nature Communications paper. The findings may help ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Computer Sciences
AI model instantly generates 3D image from 2D sample
In the rapidly emerging world of large-scale computing, it was just a matter of time before a game-changing achievement was poised to shake up the field of 3D visualizations.
Consumer & Gadgets
Glasses use sonar, AI to interpret upper body poses in 3D
Throughout history, sonar's distinctive "ping" has been used to map oceans, spot enemy submarines, and find sunken ships. Today, a variation of that technology—in miniature form, developed by Cornell researchers—is proving ...
Nov 9, 2023
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