Fog screens, where images are projected onto a fine mist, could open up the possibility of interactive holograms. To make those projections a bit clearer, a team at the University of Sussex has found a way to make shape-shifting fog screens that stays in focus and let multiple users work together.
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Neuroscientists at the University of Sussex claim to have found the first evidence of a higher state of consciousness. From wakefulness down to a deep coma, consciousness is measured by the diversity of brain signals, and under the influence of psychedelics, that diversity jumps to new heights.
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Researchers have invented a material that can bend, shape and focus sounds that pass through it, creating new possibilities for medical imaging, personal audio and other acoustic devices. The precisely engineered surface is a metamaterial, a new class of materials that seem to do the impossible.
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Researchers at the University of Sussex claim to have produced a method that removes lasers from quantum logic gates, thereby removing one of the largest stumbling blocks to producing a workable, full-sized quantum computer system
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We've already seen sound waves being used to levitate small numbers of foam balls, but scientists have recently taken things a step further. They've created a low-res "display" in which the pixels are actually physical spheres that float and can be individually rotated in mid-air.
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Researchers have developed a sonic tractor beam that generates acoustic holograms through the manipulation of high-amplitude sound waves. These acoustic holograms, which can take various shapes, are able to pick up and move small objects, like polystyrene beads.
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We've already seen interactive technologies that create smells or tactile sensations on command. Now, however, British scientists have developed a system that they claim can be used to make users experience specific <em>emotions</em> – and it does so without even touching the person.
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Researchers at the University of Sussex in the UK have found that simply looking at someone visibly experiencing cold is enough to drop the body temperature of the viewer significantly.
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Not a great deal is known about synesthesia, but a new study conducted at the University of Sussex has suggested that specific training of the mind can induce the effects of the condition – and even boost a person's IQ.
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The Electric Potential Integrated Circuit (EPIC) sensor is capable of detecting minute changes in electrical fields, lending it to use for contact-free electrocardiogram readings.
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