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Virtual Telemicroscope Permits Off-site Medical Diagnosis
March 28, 2008 — Scientists have developed and patented a virtual telemicroscope. The software permits off-site pathologists to diagnose cancer or other diseases in patients living in remote locations around the ... > full story -
Virtual-reality Video Game To Help Burn Patients Play Their Way To Pain Relief
March 22, 2008 — To a patient recovering from severe burns, no place would be more soothing than a polar landscape of gently falling snowflakes, snowmen, penguins, igloos and icy rivers. That's the thinking behind ... > full story -
New 3-D Camera Will Have 12,616 Lenses
March 22, 2008 — Electrical engineers are developing an on-chip imaging sensor with small pixels and 12,616 mini-optic lenses that are created as part of the semiconductor manufacturing process. Used in a digital ... > full story -
Animation Aids Psychology In 'Second Life' Experiment
March 21, 2008 — A new project will test how people respond to extreme social situations - particularly the 'bystander effect' - using an immersive virtual environment like Second Life where real people interact with ... > full story -
Online Technical Support Forums Build Social Capital
March 17, 2008 — Consumers in search of product related information and technical support often turn to virtual communities for help. An article on virtual P3 communities -- peer-to-peer problem solving communities ... > full story -
Real And Virtual Pendulums Swing As One In Mixed Reality State
March 11, 2008 — Using a virtual pendulum and its real-world counterpart, scientists have created the first mixed reality state in a physical system. Through bidirectional instantaneous coupling, each pendulum ... > full story -
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Virtual Reality And Computer Technology Improve Stroke Rehabilitation
March 11, 2008 — A new computer program will be able to identify the type of brain damage a patient has had, to calculate the probability of recovery and recommend the most effective ways to treat the ... > full story -
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Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities Of A Child
March 10, 2008 — Scientists are engineering video game characters with the capacity to have beliefs and to reason about the beliefs of others. The characters will be able to predict and manipulate the behavior of ... > full story -
Virtual Gaming No Replacement For Real Exercise
March 7, 2008 — Video games like Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can play an important role in getting kids off the couch and involved in physical activity. But are they a replacement for traditional exercise? ... > full story -
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Gesture-driven Computers Will Take Computer Gaming To New Level
March 7, 2008 — A man stands in front of a large screen gesticulating in a seemingly hectic manner. As if by magic, images suddenly appear on the display. Their movements follow the actor's gestures, rotate at the ... > full story -
Magnetic Levitation Gives Computer Users Sense Of Touch
March 5, 2008 — A new haptic interface based on magnetic levitation to give computer users a feel for what's on the screen. They can perceive textures, feel hard contacts, and sense the heft of a heavy block as they ... > full story -
Children With Autism May Learn From 'Virtual Peers'
March 5, 2008 — Researchers are developing an intervention using "virtual peers" -- technology driven, animated life-size children -- to help develop communication and social skills in children with autism. ... > full story
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