Olfactory VR show promise for mental health practices
New research on Olfactory Virtual Reality (OVR) paints a clearer picture for clinical psychiatrists about how it could be used to safely and effectively help mental health and mood disorders.
Augmented reality & virtual reality
Extended reality applications like virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality transform the practice of medicine. We report on their widespread use – from the use in the operating room to clinical medicine, drug development, medical training and education, to treatment in pain management, psychology and psychiatry.
Neural networks speed up holographic imaging
Researchers have developed a holographic technique that can rapidly reconstruct microscopic images of samples with up to 50-fold acceleration compared to existing methods.
Curing chronic pain with virtual reality?
Researchers are launching a new project to see whether virtual reality could help with the treatment of chronic pain.
Brain-computer interfaces use thoughts to bring prostheses to life
With the aid of a virtual reality model, researchers from the Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum have examined, which errors can occur during the communication between the brain and robotic prosthesis.
Virtual reality warps sense of time
A new study shows how time perception is affected by playing games in virtual reality versus on conventional monitors.
Researchers use virtual reality to reach youth
Researchers found that patients participating in VR sessions experienced reduced levels of anxiety and depression.
Augmented reality helps to see, feel and understand
X-ray vision, context-sensitive guidance, coordinator, training assistant and more: augmented reality (AR) has hit the OR.
Nanophotonic optical element slim VR glasses
New optical elements that could revolutionize VR/AR glasses. At its heart is a nanophotonic optical element, which the developers call a metasurface.
VR could help improve balance in older people
Researchers are investigating how virtual reality technology could help improve balance and prevent falls.
Molecular networks: VR visualization supports research
A new VR platform enables the display of huge amounts of data. This can be helpful, for example, when examining rare genetic defects.
Medtronic taps augmented reality 'flight simulators' for surgery
Medtronic partners with Surgical Theater to provide the first augmented reality platform for use in real-rime during complex cranial procedures.
Virtual reality to help patients speak up
Immersive virtual reality technology could help speech pathologists treat communication disorders.
Mixed reality gets machine learning upgrade
Scientists at Osaka University employed deep learning to improve mobile mixed reality generation.
Augmented reality provides insights during liver surgery
Researchers are developing 3D technologies for surgeons. The aids for surgery planning are particularly advanced.
Virtual reality could help to reduce pain
Researchers have shown that VR can reduce types of pain typically seen in patients with nerve injuries.
Virtual reality at your fingertips
Researchers have developed a wristband equipped with sensors to enable free-hand, intuitive working in VR that could be used in everyday applications.
Avatar coaching with community context for adult-child dyads
Virtual reality avatar-based coaching shows promise to increase access to nutrition education to children at risk for obesity,
Hemodialysis: Virtual reality lessens physical side effects
Researchers have explored whether a virtual reality program on mindfulness/meditation could alleviate the physical side effects of hemodialysis patients.
Virtual reality helps to treat fear of heights
Researchers have developed a VR app to reduce fear of heights. Now, they have conducted a clinical trial to study its efficacy.
A new virtual reality cognitive assessment
Researchers have created a virtual reality cognitive assessment to effectively test executive function in a real-world setting.
Exercise caution after working out in VR
Researchers have investigated the aftereffects of playing one of the most popular VR exergames on aspects of vision, cognition, and self-reported VR sickness.
A metalens for AR and VR
Researchers have developed a millimeter-size flat lens for #virtualreality and #augmentedreality platforms.
VR training improves motor control
A virtual reality (VR) based method benefits rehabilitation and sports training by increasing bodily awareness an improving motor control.
What happens when your brain can't tell which way is up or down?
Using virtual reality, researchers found that people differ in how much they are influenced by their visual environment.
VR applied to rehabilitation for stroke patients
VR-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.
AR makes chemistry and biology accessible everywhere
A new website allows teachers and students to explore concepts from chemistry and biology by manipulating virtual molecules in augmented reality.
Creating an accessible surgery simulator
Researchers are developing a simulator that could be used to train both surgeons who are in the early stages of their career and those who are more experienced.
VR helps measure vulnerability to stress
Behavioral scientists have developed a virtual reality test that assesses a person’s vulnerability to stress while exploring immersive environments.
Using VR to better understand auditory perception
In the new priority program AUDICTIVE, experts want to use virtual reality (VR) to better understand complex auditory processes.
