Perception
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Durr is a watch like no other: it has no face with which to tell the time, instead vibrating every five minutes to reveal the passing of time in another, more unusual way.
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Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, a holiday in which we celebrate the blessings granted by Life, the Universe, and Everything. It may soon be possible to enjoy such a repast as a character in a movie or a video game, aided by a new method for digitally actuating the sense of taste.
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New research demonstrates that it could be easy to trick the mind and trigger an out-of-body experience by getting a person to watch a video of themselves with their heartbeat projected on to it. The findings could lead to new treatments for people with perceptual disorders and also help dieters.
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The Madeleine is a "smell camera" concept from designer Amy Radcliffe, who has developed a technique for capturing, processing, and recreating odors.
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ScienceAn experimental new dieting technology uses augmented reality to make food items appear larger than they really are.
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Disney Research's new REVEL system uses reverse electrovibration to provide physical objects with virtual textures.
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ScienceScientists have developed technology that is able to reconstruct words heard by test subjects, by analyzing their brain activity.
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Researchers claim to have developed the world's first full High Dynamic Range video system, which allows for videos that are exposed in a fashion similar to that of the human visual perception system.
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A new study from the University of Wisconsin may have profound implications for the cosmetic-surgery industry.
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The Ishikawa Komuro laboratory at the University of Tokyo put these amazing videos together to demonstrate the incredibly quick parallel processing they are achieving with a mix of visual and tactile sensory inputs. Astounding stuff.