Toy-maker Mattel is releasing a range of action figures that incorporate augmented reality technology, based on characters from the Avatar blockbuster movie hitting our screens around Christmas. The ...

A collaborative research team has found humanoid robotics and computer avatars could help rehabilitate people suffering from social disorders such as schizophrenia or social phobia. It is thanks to ...

As a result, the computer was able to distinguish between healthy controls and individuals with dementia with an accuracy of 92%. It was found that dementia could be distinguished with high accuracy ...

The technology behind the cooking rats in Ratatouille and the dancing penguins in Happy Feet could help bridge stubborn academic gaps between deaf and hearing students. Researchers are using ...

Applying for a U.S. government job? You’ll have to answer questions on drug use, criminal activity, and your loyalty to the U.S.A. And thanks to a government study, you might answer to an on-screen ...

In his 1970’s gender-bending phase, David Bowie would have made a pretty dubious computer avatar, a new study suggests. The study reveals that androgynous digital personas (avatars) are perceived as ...

Director James Cameron’s painstaking process to bring “Avatar” to the big screen will be the subject of a new documentary.

Diagnosis of dementia was made via cognitive function tests such as Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and medical imaging systems at hospitals, a fairly large system for the purpose. As our ...

Diagnosis of dementia was made via cognitive function tests such as Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and medical imaging systems at hospitals, a fairly large system for the purpose. As our ...