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Supersleuth: Virtual Assistant 'Sherlock' Uses Crowdsourced Knowledge
By Elizabeth Peterson published
Who would you rather have in your pocket, Siri or Sherlock?
Drift Through a Wormhole with New Virtual-Reality Tech
By Tia Ghose published
A virtual-reality demonstration of weightlessness gives a weird floating system that probably doesn't mimic a true microgravity environment.
When Will Virtual-Reality Headsets Stop Making People Sick?
By Tanya Lewis published
From the Oculus Rift headsets to the new HTC Vive, virtual reality devices will soon be flooding the gaming market. But, the technology has also been plagued by some unwelcome side effects.
Virtual Reality Can Make You Forget Pain
By Sue Thomas published
It may not be too long, however, until patients will be able to ward off their agonies simply by playing virtual reality games.
Samsung Gear VR: Virtual Reality Tech May Have Nasty Side Effects
By Tanya Lewis published
Samsung recently released its new virtual-reality headset, the Gear VR (powered by Oculus Rift), but the product comes with a foreboding list of possible health-related side effects.
How Virtual Reality Can Help Treat Sex Offenders
By Bobbie Ticknor published
University of Montreal researcher Massil Benbouriche has used this realism to help understand the impulses of sex offenders in order to find better ways of treating them.
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