Assistive tech for people with visual impairments to identify scientific...
Purdue University researchers are developing software in a "haptic device" that could give people with visual impairments the ability to identify scientific images on a computer screen using their...
View ArticleNew method for visually presenting complex data distributions
A new method for visually presenting complex data distributions provides a much-needed tool for management, analysis and interpretation.
View ArticleVisualizing scientific big data in informative and interactive ways
Humans are visual creatures: our brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text, and 90 percent of information sent to the brain is visual. Visualization is becoming increasingly useful in the...
View ArticleHoney bees have sharper eyesight than we thought
Research conducted at the University of Adelaide has discovered that bees have much better vision than was previously known, offering new insights into the lives of honey bees, and new opportunities...
View ArticlePeople find changes in user interfaces annoying
Researchers modelled learning and visual search and predicted how users learn new or partially changed user interfaces. The model shows that even small changes can disturb visual search and impede use.
View ArticleCameras can reveal images that are hidden to the naked eye
EPFL researchers took advantage of the limits of human vision to hide an image in a video. The image is invisible to the human eye, but not to a camera.
View ArticleHow a Pinterest engineer is helping others find inspiration through visual...
Searching for ideas on how to arrange photos in her college dorm room, Cindy Zhang turned to Pinterest for some inspiration as a freshman.
View ArticleNASA Visualization Explorer App now available for Android
The NASA Visualization Explorer App is now available to users with Android devices running version 5.0 or higher.
View ArticleFrom blue and black dresses to turbine blades—here's the science of 'fake...
Whether it's a blue and black dress - or white and gold depending on your take - or a pair of legs streaked with white paint, eagle-eyed viewers are always keen to debate a visual illusion when these...
View ArticleLost for words? How to search online with your smartphone camera
On the hunt for new shoes? Racking your brain for a recipe idea? When you're trying to find information, typing out words in a search bar is probably the first thought that comes to mind.
View ArticleHow Hollywood is giving its biggest stars digital facelifts
Johnny Depp is 53 years old but he doesn't look a day over 26 in the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie—at least for a few moments. There was no plastic surgeon involved, heavy makeup or archival...
View ArticleComputer scientists use wave packet theory to develop realistic, detailed...
Think about the last time you were at a lake, river, or the ocean. Remember the ripples of the water, the waves crashing against the rocks, the wake following a boat, the sun reflecting off the crests?...
View ArticleResearchers revolutionize brain-computer interfaces using silicon electronics
Today, implanted electrode devices for stimulating the brain are extremely crude devices with only a handful of electrodes that are used to mitigate the effects of Parkinson's, epilepsy, and other...
View ArticleVideo: Scientists explore ocean currents through supercomputer simulations
Scientists are trying a new, interactive way to understand ocean current data with the help of high-resolution global ocean simulations. In the part of the global visualization shown, the Loop Current,...
View ArticleVideo: Researchers use sound to warn internet users of possible security threats
While some cybersecurity threats are easy to spot, others can be more challenging. Now, consider identifying those same threats with a visual impairment. It's the vulnerability of that population that...
View ArticleResearch reveals how humans develop echolocation skills
Ongoing research in Sweden reveals that when navigating by echolocation, as blind people do, our powers of hearing can be used in ways we never realized.
View ArticleHow millennials approach writing, giving presentations, and data...
A new study from MIT Sloan highlights communication trends among millennial MBAs, with revealing findings.
View ArticleNew developments enabling blind people to see again
Enabling blind people to see again is the dream of many neuroscientists. We still have a long way to go to make this happen, but we have also made a lot of progress over the last twenty years, says...
View ArticleGetting the world to listen
Scientists and researchers often find it challenging to get people interested in their work. It is possible to be a leading expert in a field and still be unfamiliar outside the modest circle of...
View Article20 years of changing seasons on Earth packed into two and half minutes
NASA captured 20 years of changing seasons in a striking new global map of the home planet.
View ArticleWhich square is bigger? Honeybees see visual illusions like humans do
When a human looks at a distant skyscraper, it appears small to the eye. It's a visual illusion, and we use other contextual information to know the building is actually tall.
View ArticleNew technology will help blind people 'see' at the cinema
Sight loss affects around two million people in the UK, a number that is likely to increase to four million by 2050.
View ArticleDogs mouth-lick to communicate with angry humans
Animal behaviour researchers in the UK and Brazil have found that dogs lick their mouths as a response to angry human faces, according to new study.
View ArticleHow soundscapes and vibrations are helping blind people see the world
Glasses that translate images of physical objects into soundscapes and a belt that turns images into vibrations are helping blind people build up a real-time 3-D picture of the world around them, and...
View ArticleNew software can model natural light from the occupants' perspective
OCUVIS, a visualization software developed by a soon-to-be-launched EPFL spin-off, lets architects simulate 3-D building models to assess the performance of natural light indoors. After specifying the...
View ArticleNASA space telescopes provide a 3-D journey through the Orion Nebula
Astronomers and visualization specialists from NASA's Universe of Learning program have combined visible and infrared vision of the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to create an unprecedented,...
View ArticleNew patented system could prevent motion sickness while riding in...
One of the selling points of autonomous vehicles is the chance for drivers to be more productive while traveling. But some, suffering from motion sickness, won't be able to take advantage of...
View ArticleStarfish on ocean floor found to have well developed eyes
A team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has found that starfish living in the dark on the ocean floor have eyes on their arms that are...
View ArticleInventors have their own Oscars: The Sci-Tech Awards
Engineers and inventors who create innovations for the movie business have their own Academy Awards.
View ArticleHomo sapiens' drawing ability may relate to hunting techniques
Neanderthals had large brains and made complex tools but never demonstrated the ability to draw recognizable images, unlike early modern humans who created vivid renderings of animals and other figures...
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