How mixed reality is helping scientists study forests
To measure vegetation in the wild, researchers set up a Microsoft HoloLens as a mixed reality sensor to feed their application called VegSense.
To measure vegetation in the wild, researchers set up a Microsoft HoloLens as a mixed reality sensor to feed their application called VegSense.
Researchers already knew the importance of algae known as dinoflagellates to the health of coral as the oceans warm, and have now confirmed the tiny creatures not only multiply by splitti...
Arrays of aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes could channel wasted heat and greatly raise the efficiency of solar energy systems, report researchers.
Wiring a brain to record epileptic seizures binds a patient to a machine. It’s uncomfortable, to say the least, but engineering students want to untether them.
Cleaning up or replacing coal-fired power plants that lack sulfur pollution controls could help nearby residents breathe cleaner, healthier air, according to a new study that measured the...
Engineering students at Rice University designed an iPhone app to help patients with Parkinson’s disease overcome a symptom known as “freezing,” in which the legs temporarily refuse to fo...
Like toddlers, robots can use a little help as they learn to function in the physical world. A new program uses gentle physical feedback to guide machines toward the most helpful, human-l...
Neuroscientists say a full understanding of the complexity of the human brain will require new research strategies that better simulate real-world conditions.