
New Computer Simulator Helps Design Military Strategies Based On Ants' Movements
Researchers in Spain have
designed a system for the
mobility of military troops
within a battlefield
following the mechanisms
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History In 3-D: Digitally Archived Works Of Art
Three-dimensional computer
graphics is moving into
museums. Works of art are
being digitally archived in
3-D, simplifying research
into related artifacts and
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Crushing Cigarettes In A Virtual Reality Environment Reduces Tobacco Addiction
Smokers who crushed
computer-simulated
cigarettes as part of a
psychosocial treatment
program in a virtual reality
... > full story

Internet Fuels Virtual Subculture For Sex Trade, Study Finds
The Internet has spawned a
virtual subculture of
"johns" who share
information electronically
about prostitution,
potentially making them
... > full story
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Avatars Can Surreptitiously And Negatively Affect User In Video Games, Virtual Worlds
November 11, 2009 Although often seen as an inconsequential feature of digital technologies, one's self-representation, or avatar, in a virtual environment can affect the user's thoughts, according to new ... > full story -
Virtual Goods Offer An Alternative To Material Consumption As Social Lives Move To Online Networks
November 10, 2009 Millions of people are spending real money on virtual clothes in online hangouts, digital items in multiplayer games and presents for their friends in social networking sites. This digitalisation of ... > full story -
E-Infrastructures Give Real Boost To Virtual Observatories
November 1, 2009 New tools and systems developed by European researchers are helping astronomers access data centres from anywhere in the world. From charting new stars to finding new meaning in old stellar objects, ... > full story -
'Triple Space' Offers Web For Web Services
October 19, 2009 What the World Wide Web is to humans, the Triple Space could become for machines, say European researchers who have helped lay the foundations for this innovative integration of web services, ... > full story -
Is My Robot Happy To See Me?
October 19, 2009 Scientists tested our ability to interpret a robot's "emotion" by reading its expression to see if there were any differences between the ages. They found that older adults showed some unexpected ... > full story -
Identifying ID Theft And Fraud
October 19, 2009 If the wife of FBI boss Robert Mueller has warned him not to use internet banking because of the threat of online fraud, then what hope is there for the average Joe? The results of research suggests ... > full story -
Virtual Reality Offers Solution To Driving Phobias
October 19, 2009 Nervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias by donning Cyclops-style goggles that transport them to a three-dimensional virtual world. Researchers have recruited volunteers with a ... > full story -
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Increased Success A 'Virtual' Certainty For Rugby Players
October 15, 2009 Rugby players worldwide could benefit from a new virtual reality training program. "The advantages of this technology are that unlike playing a video game on a normal desktop computer, the rugby ... > full story -
Brain-Computer Interface Allows Person-to-person Communication Through Power Of Thought
October 6, 2009 New research from the UK has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought -- with the help of electrodes, a computer and Internet connection. ... > full story -
'Visual Walkman' Offers Augmented Reality
October 3, 2009 "Augmented reality" involves mixing the real world with computer-generated images. The result is a kind of visual Walkman, developed by a researcher in The ... > full story
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