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Virtual Sailing Gives Competitors the Edge
June 14, 2012 — Scientists have shown how virtual simulation can be used to accurately predict how a yacht will behave during a ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Show How Brain Responds to Sensual Caress
June 4, 2012 — A nuzzle of the neck, a brush of the knee -- these caresses often signal a loving touch, but can also feel highly aversive, depending on who is delivering the touch, and to whom. Interested in how ... > full story -
Researchers Have Created Glasses That Indicate Obstacles to Patients With Visual Handicaps
May 28, 2012 — People with moderate visual impairment, particularly those who have difficulty perceiving the full extent of their surroundings, could use the ingenious new device. “This device is aimed at ... > full story -
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Robots Will Quickly Recognize and Respond to Human Gestures, With New Algorithms
May 24, 2012 — New intelligent algorithms could help robots to quickly recognize and respond to human gestures. Researchers have created a computer program which recognizes human gestures quickly and accurately, ... > full story -
Cyber Partners Help You Go the Distance
May 16, 2012 — A competent, virtual exercise partner can boost motivation and improve team performance. A new study, testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner, shows that the presence of a moderately more ... > full story -
Virtual Reality Allows Researchers to Measure Fish Brain Activity During Behavior at Unprecedented Resolution
May 9, 2012 — Researchers have developed a new technique which allows them to measure brain activity in large populations of nerve cells at the resolution of individual cells. The technique has been developed in ... > full story -
Improved Waiting Area Design Increases Customer Comfort
May 9, 2012 — A researcher has studied restaurant design and has recommendations for how restaurateurs can design waiting areas to be more comfortable, thus increasing diners' willingness to wait for a ... > full story -
Simulating Reality: Less Memory Required on Quantum Computer Than on Classical Computer, Study Shows
May 3, 2012 — Simulations of reality would require less memory on a quantum computer than on a classical computer, new research has shown. The study demonstrates a new way in which computers based on quantum ... > full story -
Rats Have Best Bite of Rodent World
April 28, 2012 — Scientists have found that mice and rats have evolved to gnaw with their front teeth and chew with their back teeth more successfully than rodents that 'specialize' in one or other of these biting ... > full story -
New Concept for Fast, Low-Cost DNA Sequencing Device
April 24, 2012 — Researchers have developed a new concept for use in a high-speed genomic sequencing device that may have the potential to substantially drive down ... > full story
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