Tag Archives: Reality

Scandit Expands into the Japanese Market to Enable Digital Transformation Through Computer Vision and Augmented Reality

The company already has over 20 customers in Japan, including several major retail and transport & logistics brands. Tokyo, Japan – November 20, 2020 – Scandit, the leading technology platform for mobile computer vision and augmented reality (AR) solutions for enterprises, today announced that it is expanding into the Japanese market with the establishment of… Read More: Scandit Expands into the Japanese Market to Enable Digital Transformation… »

Personalized Blood Flow Modeling Benefits from Virtual Reality Interface

Researchers at Duke University have developed a fluid dynamics simulator that can model blood flow within the body, including the motion of individual blood cells. The researchers hope that the system could eventually be used by clinicians to model blood flow for individual patients and help with treatment decisions, such as stent placement. By testing… Read More: Personalized Blood Flow Modeling Benefits from Virtual Reality Interface »

A dose of reality on Medicare for All’s cost

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren just released her plan to pay for Medicare for All. It’s ludicrous from the jump. For starters, its price tag is “only” $ 20.5 trillion in new federal spending over 10 years. That’s $ 10 trillion less than both the libertarian Mercatus Center and the left-leaning Urban Institute estimate Medicare for… Read More: A dose of reality on Medicare for All’s cost »

Women in labour given virtual reality to ease pain of childbirth

Media playback is unsupported on your device Women in labour are being given virtual reality headsets to see if they can help manage the pain of childbirth. University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff is carrying out a trial and it could be rolled out across Wales, if successful. Midwife Suzanne Hardacre, said the technology offered… Read More: Women in labour given virtual reality to ease pain of… »