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The PlayStation Virtual Reality Headset Will Go On Sale in October for Just $400
Virtual Reality

The PlayStation Virtual Reality Headset Will Go On Sale in October for Just $400

This is far cheaper than the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive.

This Tech Moves Your Entire PC Interface to Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality

This Tech Moves Your Entire PC Interface to Virtual Reality

Play games, watch livestreams with friends...and all in virtual reality.

The Robots Used in Fukushima Clean Up Were Just Killed by Radiation
Robotics

The Robots Used in Fukushima Clean Up Were Just Killed by Radiation

The last robot inserted into one of the reactors sent only grainy images before breaking down.

Scientists Get Their First Glimpse At How New Memories Are Born
Science & Energy

Scientists Get Their First Glimpse At How New Memories Are Born

And how you're able to remember where you parked your car.

Ford Patents Windshield & Ceiling Entertainment System
Robots and Machines

Ford Patents Windshield & Ceiling Entertainment System

This could be the next evolution in traditional dashboard monitors and center consoles.

New Zealand is Considering Giving Everyone a Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

New Zealand is Considering Giving Everyone a Universal Basic Income

It seems that significant economic shifts are on their way.

Scientists Find That Playing Games Actually Improves Your Skills in Real Life
Virtual Reality

Scientists Find That Playing Games Actually Improves Your Skills in Real Life

Teenagers can now tell their parents that they're not just playing a game, they're learning real skills.

Panasonic Sets World Record in Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Efficiency
Energy

Panasonic Sets World Record in Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Efficiency

Panasonic takes top spot on conversion efficiency of a crystalline silicon-based PV module from rival SunPower.

Facebook is Integrating Oculus into its Platform. Oculus Co-founder Skeptical
Meta

Facebook is Integrating Oculus into its Platform. Oculus Co-founder Skeptical

"Facebook the social networking tool as it exists today is not necessarily the future of VR."

Revolutionary Procedure Will Allow Kidney Transplants From Any Donor
Prosthetics and Devices

Revolutionary Procedure Will Allow Kidney Transplants From Any Donor

Eventually, the procedure could also be used for liver and lung transplants.

The ‘Netflix of Virtual Reality’ is Bringing March Madness to VR
Virtual Reality

The ‘Netflix of Virtual Reality’ is Bringing March Madness to VR

3D virtual reality provider NextVR is bringing more content to their platform.

Self Filling Water Bottles Have Arrived, but Just How Viable Are They?
Robots and Machines

Self Filling Water Bottles Have Arrived, but Just How Viable Are They?

This self-filling bottle turns *air* into drinking water. So, why aren't we all carrying it around?

This Virtual Reality App Lets You Use Your Phone to Meet People in Imaginary Worlds
Virtual Reality

This Virtual Reality App Lets You Use Your Phone to Meet People in Imaginary Worlds

Now you can meet others in virtual reality in real time.

You Can Help Make a Real Hyperloop Pod for SpaceX
Hyperloop

You Can Help Make a Real Hyperloop Pod for SpaceX

The internet is being used in the best way possible - to help make the hyperloop a reality.

We Just Created the World’s Thinnest Lens—And It’s Going to Revolutionize Our Screens
Robots and Machines

We Just Created the World’s Thinnest Lens—And It’s Going to Revolutionize Our Screens

This could allow us to manipulate the flow of light in atomic scales.

Researchers Are Studying How They Can Achieve Matrix-Level Immersion in Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality

Researchers Are Studying How They Can Achieve Matrix-Level Immersion in Virtual Reality

We're trying to see if there is a way to convince the brain that we are physically feeling something that is purely virtual.

Scientists Create a Hybrid Gene That Lets Them Control Mice Using Magnets
Science & Energy

Scientists Create a Hybrid Gene That Lets Them Control Mice Using Magnets

By creating a hybrid gene, researchers are able to control mice with magnetic fields.

World First: Woman Has Tumour On Lung Removed By a Robot
Artificial Intelligence

World First: Woman Has Tumour On Lung Removed By a Robot

Now, we have cancer fighting robots.

South Africa is Using Drones to Combat Poaching
Drones

South Africa is Using Drones to Combat Poaching

When Air Shepherd drones are flying, poaching stops.

Germaphobes Rejoice! Scientists Made A Self-Cleaning Bathroom
Science & Energy

Germaphobes Rejoice! Scientists Made A Self-Cleaning Bathroom