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Sensor enables high-fidelity input from everyday objects, human body
A sensing system called SAWSense takes advantage of acoustic waves traveling along the surface of an object to enable touch inputs to devices almost everywhere. Here, a table is used…
Twitter-like Bluesky creates invite envy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As influencers and celebrities fret over chaos at Twitter, a new platform called Bluesky is being hyped as a promising alternative. Bluesky was created by Twitter’s…
Cracking the Code of VR Sickness: Why Some Experience Motion Sickness While Gaming and Others Don’t
Summary: The way our senses adjust while playing virtual reality (VR) games affects the severity of cybersickness experienced. Researchers measured how participants perceived the orientation of vertical lines before and…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma turns up in Japan as college professor
Founder of Alibaba group Jack Ma arrives for the Tech for Good summit, May 15, 2019 in Paris. Jack Ma, a cofounder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, will be…
Focusing on Mental Imagery Helps Teens Break Free From Negativity
Summary: A new study reports that negative rumination can be improved by using mental imagery for teens. The researchers reported that mental imagery improves negative affect and helps regulate the…
Schizophrenia Identified in 60 Seconds via Visual Fixation
Summary: Researchers have identified spatial and temporal abnormalities in spontaneous fixational saccades as a potential biomarker for cognitive and positive symptoms in schizophrenia. Researchers combined patient data of fixational eye…
Networks of silver nanowires seem to learn and remember, much like our brains
Credit: Shutterstock Over the past year or so, generative AI models such as ChatGPT and DALL-E have made it possible to produce vast quantities of apparently human-like, high-quality creative content…
Paris museum gives troubled NFT art scene a big showcase
The striking Pompidou center dominating the skyline in the Marais district of Paris. NFTs, the tokens of the crypto world linked to digital artworks, have been granted a show at…
Apple and Amazon ‘committed’ to big screen, says theaters boss
Michael O’Leary, chief of the National Association of Theater Owners, is confident people will return to movie houses. Movie theater owners are confident that previously streaming-focused tech giants Apple and…
