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Using Just His Thoughts, Paralysed Man Texts at a Record-Breaking 16 Words a Minute
For the first time ever, neuroscientists have translated the cognitive signals associated with handwriting into text, and in real time. The new technique is more than twice as fast than the previous method, allowing a paralysed man to text at a rate of 90 characters per minute.
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Man With No Work Experience Will Now Arbitrate Your Reality
If you’re worried about the fact that disinformation seems to have diseased most Americans’ minds, don’t worry. A millionaire member of the British royal family with close to zero experience in the real world has got you covered.
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These Eye-Tracking Glasses Automatically Focus On Whatever You’re Looking At
If you don’t already deal with a condition called presbyopia, you probably will by your mid-40s. It’s when the lenses in your eyes lose elasticity making it hard to focus on objects up close, like the words in a book. The solution is to occasionally wear reading glasses or glasses with progressive lenses that can…
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This Shape-Shifting, Pin-Headed Robot Lets You Feel Virtual Objects With Your Bare Hands
Virtual reality headsets today use your eyes and ears to make simulated experiences seem more real, but what about your other senses? Researchers at Stanford University have come up with a way for your hands and fingers to feel virtual objects with a unique robot that looks like an animated version of those Pin Art…