How a VR surgical simulator was created
Last month, start-up Level Ex launched a surgical simulator that was developed by a video gaming programmer who found notoriety by literally throwing together his first app.
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Amazing groundbreaking projects from the world's largest AR & VR hackathon
Five floors of the MIT Media Lab were occupied by designers and storytellers building next-generation AR/VR projects.
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New 3D printing ink can make synthetic bones for people
Researchers have created a new 3D printable ink able to create highly porous and elastic bone material for implantation.
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Italian duo craft surreal canvas cityscape into a VR masterpiece
A giant cityscape painting on canvas by Fabio Giampietro morphed into a VR experience with the help of Alessio De Vecchi, winning this year’s Lumen Prize Gold Award.
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This enchanting garden moves when you move, dances when you dance
Bompas & Parr have created a garden in London where trees and plants react to your movements, using hidden sensors and exoskeletons.
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Nvidia's updated Drive PX 2 computer will drive autonomous cabs
Recent accidents involving Tesla cars may have been a setback for self-driving cars, but Nvidia believes a fast computer under the hood could make autonomous cars and cabs truly viable.
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This tech can read closed books
They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but a new imaging system from MIT can see right through the cover and read the book while it's still closed.
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Stratasys unveils mega, robotic 3D printers to build large things
It's a 3D printer with a big robot arm that can print things as big as a car. What's not to like.
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Forget 3D printing – here's 4D printing
Researchers have demoed 3D-printed, shape-shifting objects that can move, fold and unfold.
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This Superman ride is a real rollercoaster that you wear a VR headset on
We tried out the new Superman ride that you follow Superman battling Lex Luthor in VR while experiencing a real 221-foot drop at 77mph.
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The new Space VR app makes Microsoft's vision of a virtual HoloLens office a reality - now
At some point we could replace physical monitors for virtual ones.
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Disney files patent for near-instantaneous 3D printing
Disney has filed a patent for a new 3D printing technique that uses high-intensity light to harden resin into a shape in a single process, unlike traditional 3D printing that uses a layer-by-layer approach.
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This Monument Valley-themed Lego set would be amazing
This project has reimagined the beautifully designed isometric game in Lego – and you can help it become a reality.
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Bristol University has created a brand new form of 3D printing
Researchers have developed a laser module that allows the printing of composite materials, which can be stronger and lighter than conventional plastics.
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Intel's £25 Genuino 101 Arduino board lets you make wearables and robots on the cheap
For £25, Intel's Genuino 101 board provides an easy path for makers to build a wearable computer, a mini-robot or an interactive artwork.
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56 fun interactive, animated web experiments for you to play with
Try out this interactive showcase of curated creative coding sketches.
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Get ready for LUCI's Glasgow light show
Conference to celebrate International Year of Light features art projections by Craig Morrison and Hartung and Trenz, and NVA's Ghost Peloton Glasgow
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Designers generate £71.7bn for the UK economy
New report from the Design Council provides evidence of design creating thousands of jobs and boosting the British economy significantly.
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Canon unveils its first 3D printer
Forget waiting overnight for your 3D printer to finish: Canon has a job on the go that may take it a couple of years -- building its own 3D printer.
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Submit your best work to the D&AD 2016 Professional Awards
The competition for the renowned design and advertising awards has opened, with new categories for illustration, retouched imagery, data visualisation and board games.