Virtual “Metacookie” to Stave Hunger

By On May 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

An interesting application of augmented reality that could down the line be greatly useful in the Health Sciences realm. For now though, it’s a bit more on the novel and interesting side than actual practicality. The multi-effect project, as implemented by researchers at the University of Tokyo presents the test participants with a special cookie. [...]

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UCF Treats Our Soldiers, One Scent at a Time

By On April 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

We recently stumbled across a student article from the University of Central Florida about virtual reality being used to treat post traumatic stress disorder victims.  Nothing that we haven’t seen before, but this time, with an added dimension.  Smell. [...]

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BrainGate neural interface system reaches 1,000-day performance milestone

By On March 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

An investigational implanted system being developed to translate brain signals toward control of assistive devices has allowed a woman with paralysis to accurately control a computer cursor at 2.7 years after implantation, providing a key demonstration that neural activity can be read out and converted into action for an unprecedented length of time. [...]

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Kinect to help the blind ‘see’ in augmented reality

By On March 19, 2011 · 1 Comment

The system in question, which was designed by graduate students at the Universität Konstanz in Germany, has been dubbed the NAVI, or Navigational Aids for the Visually Impaired.

NAVI works something like this. The infrared camera from a Kinect system is [...]

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Humanity+ @ CalTech: December 4-5, 2010

By On November 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Humanity+ @ Caltech: Redefining Humanity in the Era of Radical Technological Change, is scheduled for December 4-5th at the Beckman Institute at Caltech Los Angeles, California. Get a $50 discount when you use discount code: imtech Tickets | More info

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Brain Controlled Wheelchair

By On September 16, 2010 · 1 Comment

A team of researchers led by Professor José del R. Millán at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland has developed a wheelchair that can be controlled via a Brain-Computer Interface. The focus of their research is on the direct use of human brain signals to control devices and interact with the environment. [...]

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