Perception

Patients affected by neurological disorders and athletes facing severe exhaustion have all reported experiencing feeling an invisible and "presence" that is often felt just outside their field of view. Researchers at EPFL have now recreated the same sensations in laboratory experiments.

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.

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.

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.

The Madeleine is a "smell camera" concept from designer Amy Radcliffe, who has developed a technique for capturing, processing, and recreating odors.

An experimental new dieting technology uses augmented reality to make food items appear larger than they really are.

Disney Research's new REVEL system uses reverse electrovibration to provide physical objects with virtual textures.

Scientists have developed technology that is able to reconstruct words heard by test subjects, by analyzing their brain activity.

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.

A new study from the University of Wisconsin may have profound implications for the cosmetic-surgery industry.

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.