Virtual Environment News

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Electron's Negativity Cut in Half by Supercomputer: Simulations Slice Electron in Half -- A Physical Process That Cannot Be Done in Nature

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Simulating Firefighting Operations on a PC

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Sky Light Sky Bright -- In the Office

Posted November 18, 2011:

• Light Created from a Vacuum: Casimir Effect Observed in Superconducting Circuit

Posted November 7, 2011:

• Simulating Real-World Surfaces for Automotive Design

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Lightning Strikes, in the Form of Bits and Bytes

Posted September 20, 2011:

• 3-D Microscope Opens Eyes to Prehistoric Oceans and Present-Day Resources

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Identifying Dangerous Intersections With Help of New Computer Simulation

Posted August 26, 2011:

• Astrophysicists Solve 40-Year-Old Mariner 5 Solar Wind Problem: Turbulence Doesn’t Go With the Flow

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Math-Based Model for Deep-Water Oil Drilling

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Tactile Technology for Video Games Guaranteed to Send Shivers Down Your Spine

Posted August 4, 2011:

• Avatar-Based Virtual Co-Driver System Replaces Vehicle Owner's Manuals

Posted July 15, 2011:

• Improved Hybrid Solar Collector Has Higher Efficiency, Longer Lifespan

Posted June 30, 2011:

• At the Feet of the Pharaohs: Capturing the Majesty of Luxor in 3-D

Posted June 13, 2011:

• Package Tracking System Takes Social Media to New Heights

Posted June 6, 2011:

• Virtual Water Cannot Remedy Freshwater Shortage

Posted June 1, 2011:

• Randomness Rules in Turbulent Flows
• Simulator Will Improve Hydrogen Safety

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Mobile Virtual World With a Flexible Virtual Reality System

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Dusting for Fingerprints -- It Ain't CSI

Posted May 5, 2011:

• EEG Headset With Flying Harness Lets Users 'Fly' by Controlling Their Thoughts

Posted April 25, 2011:

• Zeroing in on the Elusive Green LED

Posted April 18, 2011:

• Learn to Run a Biorefinery in a Virtual Control Room

Posted March 24, 2011:

• Gesture-Controlled Microscope Developed by Finnish Researchers

Posted March 23, 2011:

• What's Mine Is Virtually Yours: Collaboration Between Mobile Phone Users Can Speed Up Communications

Posted March 17, 2011:

• New Software Calculates Heating Costs in Greenhouse Operations

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Testing Smart Energy Systems

Posted March 11, 2011:

• Economical and Environmentally-Friendly Pulp Bleaching

Posted March 4, 2011:

• Virtual Reality Can Improve Design Skills in Younger Generation

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Mind Over Matter: EECoG May Finally Allow Enduring Control of a Prosthetic or a Paralyzed Arm by Thought Alone
• Augmented Reality System for Learning Chess
• Scientists Steer Car With the Power of Thought

Posted February 17, 2011:

• Brain-Machine Interfaces Make Gains by Learning About Their Users, Letting Them Rest, and Allowing for Multitasking

Posted February 15, 2011:

• US Secret Service Moves Tiny Town to Virtual Tiny Town: Teaching Secret Service Agents and Officers How to Prepare a Site Security Plan

Posted February 11, 2011:

• 3-D Digital Dinosaur Track Download: A Roadmap for Saving at-Risk Natural History Resources

Posted February 3, 2011:

• Future Surgeons May Use Robotic Nurse, 'Gesture Recognition'

Posted January 18, 2011:

• ESA’s Mercury Mapper Feels the Heat

Posted January 13, 2011:

• Driving Simulators Help Older Adults Improve Their Road Skills

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Motion Sickness Reality in Virtual World, Too

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Air Force Flight Control Improvements

Posted November 24, 2010:

• A New Electromagnetism Can Be Simulated Through a Quantum Simulator

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Video Games With Imaginary Steering Wheel as the Controller

Posted November 15, 2010:

• New Technology Allows Medical Workers to Better Assess Brain Injuries

Posted October 18, 2010:

• 'Virtual Satellite Dish' Thanks to Lots of Simple Processors Working Together

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Citizen Scientist: Helping Scientists Help Themselves

Posted August 31, 2010:

• Researchers Develop Simulation to Better Understand the Effects of Sound on Marine Life

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Surgical Robot Could Be Used for Long-Distance Regional Anesthesia

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Car Lighting Makeover Impacts Feel of Safety and Style

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