by Alfred Poor | March 31, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
One of the biggest health concerns in sport — at both the amateur and professional levels — is the damage caused by concussions arising from head impacts. Part of the challenge is that there is not a lot of data about how much impact is enough to cause a...
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by riddhi | August 7, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Virtual reality headsets are known to leave some people with headache and nausea within minutes of usage. According to experts, this is because current virtual reality headsets don’t simulate natural 3D images. Assistant Professor Gordon Wetzstein’s new...
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by Alfred Poor | May 18, 2015 | Medical
If you want to conquer your fears, you must confront them. That’s the concept behind many treatments for people with phobias. Psychotherapists will introduce them to settings that might trigger their reaction, and slowly increase the exposure as the...
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by Alfred Poor | February 18, 2015 | Medical
The use of wearable technology for augmented reality (AR) is well known. It can be give the user additional useful information about the surroundings and other contextual data. But what about using wearable technology to intentionally distort reality? That’s the...
by Alfred Poor | January 28, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One of the most intriguing applications for wearable technology, especially for Health Tech applications, is the head-mounted display. It can provide different images to each eye, resulting in stereoscopic 3D effects. It can be use for virtual reality (VR) immersive...
