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DIY Production In 'Second Life' Factory
Anyone who wants to can now
produce their own vehicle in
a factory on the
“Second Life”
Internet platform. They can
program the industrial
robots, and transport and
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Second Life Data Offers Window Into How Trends Spread
Do friends wear the same
style of shoe or see the
same movies because they
have similar tastes, which
is why they became friends
in the first place? Or once
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'Mixed Reality' Human Helps Medical Students Learn To Do Intimate Exams
Intimate procedures such as
breast exams, while a
routine and critical part of
medical care, are
notoriously tough to teach.
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Artificial Noise Saves Energy For Computer Network Providers
Against the background of
climate change, how can xDSL
systems function more
energy-efficiently and
cost-effectively? Scientists
are providing a solution
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Searchable Scanned Documents With Copy Protection For Archives Storage
July 3, 2009 — An efficient new approach to archiving scanned documents that makes the text searchable and adds a watermark to images for copy protection and validation has been ... > full story -
Eye-tracking Software Opens Online Worlds To People With Disabilities
July 1, 2009 — Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities. For ... > full story -
The 'Virtual Watercooler' Email Cliques?
June 30, 2009 — Researchers are exploring the organizational impact of 'shadowy groupings.' They are examining the impact of 'email cliques' -- the equivalent of people who gather around the office watercooler, ... > full story -
Simulation Helps Students Learn Dental Implant Procedures
June 23, 2009 — A realistic computer game will soon be used to help dental students worldwide learn and reinforce dental implant ... > full story -
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Beating The Bullies: Changing Real-world Behavior Through Virtual Experience
June 23, 2009 — Social problems like bullying and stereotyping involve thoughts, feelings and reactions that resist change. New research shows that when students play active roles in virtual dramas their attitudes ... > full story -
Sunspots Revealed In Striking Detail By Supercomputers
June 21, 2009 — In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research has created ... > full story -
Distributed Security: A New Sharing Approach To Online Security
June 18, 2009 — Could an entirely new approach to online security, based on distributed sanctions, help prevent cybercrime, fraud and identity theft? A report in the International Journal of Intercultural ... > full story -
Hybrid System Of Human-Machine Interaction Created
June 17, 2009 — Scientists have created a "hybrid" system to examine real-time interactions between humans and machines (virtual partners). By pitting human against machine, they open up the possibility of exploring ... > full story -
Nintendo Wii May Enhance Parkinson's Treatment
June 12, 2009 — The Nintendo Wii may help treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, including depression, a researcher ... > full story -
Network Creates Virtual Super-telescope
June 9, 2009 — Vast quantities of data are transferred in real time from telescopes around the world to a supercomputer in the Netherlands, where researchers combine the information to create high-resolution images ... > full story
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