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VR: Regulation and side effects
VR is still in its early days and its impact on human body and mind is yet to be thoroughly assessed. However, various sources point out that immersive reality and pharmaceutical products may have a thing in common – side effects.
Impact of VR on Healthcare
No universal therapeutic tool is possible because no two medical conditions are the same. For instance, simple 3D images are required for dementia sufferers whose fading memory struggles with the complexity of the real world, while advanced and engaging virtual worlds must be created to distract cancer patients from the painful procedures they have to endure. VR for young children is a whole different story where a fairy-tale, cartoon-like approach is vital.
In Pain? Don a VR Headset
In Pain? Don a VR HeadsetSoftware developers and medics around the world are working to prove that Virtual Reality (VR) powers stretch far beyond gaming and entertainment and have the potential to aid thousands suffering from cancer, anxiety, personality disorders,...
Joseph’s technocapable coat: energy harvesting for smart clothes
Smart clothes are where style and science meet, giving garments a whole host of innovative applications, such as charging depots for personal electronic gadgets, fitness trackers for capturing biometric data and colour-changing fashionable assets that go with everything.
Autonomous vehicles could spell the end of urban design as we know it
Today’s vehicles are evolving fast, adopting more and more autonomous features on their way towards fully fledged self-driving status. Cities can’t afford to fall behind in their effort to remain fit for the autonomous vehicles of the near future.
Should Intelligent Decision-Making be handed to AI?
Should AI be used solely to ease navigation through big data and augment human capabilities, or should it be allowed a more independent role in intelligent decision-making?
Could AI help spot a fake Donald Trump?
spotting a photograph or video where part of the image has been manipulated. Such a challenge faces news organisations on a regular basis: sensitivity over “fake news” means responsible publishers are on heightened alert to potential manipulation.
Artificial Intelligence on the Football Pitch
Predictive analytics, based on big data, is becoming an integral part of developing and delivering successful strategies in sport.
Telecom Industry Slices 5G
Network slicing, a key feature of 5G, lets operators automatically create separate, virtual end-to-end networks over the same physical infrastructure.
Industrial Internet of Things Dangers
Today’s industrial technology settings have more interfaces than ever before, making industrial systems some of the most attractive targets for malware and ransomware attacks.
Electric Vehicles: Charging Infrastructure Policy Stifling Adoption
Financial incentives are available to encourage EV drivers with access to off-street parking to install home-charging units. Local councils have access to funding to install on-street EV chargers. The former has been successful, the latter has so far failed.
Natural Batteries: Energy Harvesting in MedTech
The prognosis for MedTech energy harvesting and natural batteries is good …
An over the shoulder glance at Artificial Intelligence
A customer asked us to provide a rear-view snapshot of artificial intelligence themes …
FarmTech: Application of Drones
Drones are eyes in the sky helping farmers gain insight into crop growth and about microclimates within individual fields …
FarmTech: Big Data and the Internet of Things
IoT has also been used to track and monitor livestock helping to keep it healthy and reduce wastage …
Commercialising Medical Sensors: 5 Challenges
The five challenges to commercialising wearable and ingestible medical sensors
FarmTech: Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles
The hope for autonomous vehicles on the farm is not only automating the process but also increasing yield …
FarmTech: Farming for the Future
Entirely automating the farming process would significantly increase the speed and efficiency of agriculture …
Seeing Below from Above: Drones in Archaeology
Drones are a great tool for researchers, conservators and archaeologists, uncovering secrets, correcting theories …