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  A New 'Virtual Moderator' Helps Reach Consensus in Troubled Negotiations

  February 12, 2013 — Researchers have designed a new fuzzy ontology-based system to help making decisions in our daily ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
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  Virtual Vehicle Vibrations: Predicting Role of Posture in Traffic Collision Injuries

  February 11, 2013 — A researcher has designed a computer program that allows engineers to accurately predict the role posture plays in transferring the stress of vehicle motion to bone and muscle in the head and ... > full story
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  Humans and Robots Work Better Together Following Cross-Training; Swapping of Roles Improves Efficiency

  February 11, 2013 — Spending a day in someone else's shoes can help us to learn what makes them tick. Now the same approach is being used to develop a better understanding between humans and robots, to enable them to ... > full story
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  Avatars May Reduce Depression in Young Adults

  February 11, 2013 — A preliminary study suggests that depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18- to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars —- virtual 3D images of a healthcare provider like ... > full story
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  Digital Games Contribute to HIV Education in Uganda

  February 6, 2013 — Computer games, virtual classroom with a discussion forum and video drama can be integrated in a common learning environment for teaching teenage children. This pedagogical approach has demonstrated ... > full story
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  Pushing Boundaries of Virtual Reality

  February 5, 2013 — Devices that detect and convey sense of touch may have applications in ... > full story
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  Control a Virtual Spacecraft by Thought Alone

  February 5, 2013 — Scientists at the University of Essex have been working with NASA on a project where they controlled a virtual spacecraft by thought alone. Using BCI (brain-computer interface) technology, they found ... > full story
• Social Psychology
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  Virtual Superpowers Encourage Real-World Empathy

  January 31, 2013 — Giving test subjects Superman-like flight in a virtual reality simulator makes them more likely to exhibit altruistic behavior in real life, researchers ... > full story

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  The Ecological Badminton Robot: Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Machine Design

  January 30, 2013 — A robot to play with! A childhood's dream has now come true for researchers in Belgium. Wim Symens and his team pioneered the development of the first robot ever to play badminton. But this robot is ... > full story
• Alzheimer's
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  Right Target, but Missing the Bulls-Eye for Alzheimer's

  January 23, 2013 — For decades now, researchers have been trying, without success, to develop drugs that slow or prevent Alzheimer’s. Now research at suggests that while the protein they have been focusing on-- ... > full story

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