Video: Rubbery objects can control a computer Consumers are now familiar with prodding at hard glass or plastic screens to interact with computers, phones and other gadgets. But a new Japanese prototype has a touch interface with a squeezy, rubbery feel. The system is based on a large LCD panel built into a tabletop. Users interact with it by moving objects sculpted in transparent rubber over its surface, or by poking or deforming them to produce particular effects. The system was built by Hideki Koike and colleagues at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Japan, working with...…Video: Rubbery objects can control a computer Consumers are now familiar with prodding at hard glass or plastic screens to interact with computers, phones and other gadgets. But a new Japanese prototype has a touch interface with a squeezy, rubbery feel. The system is based on a large LCD panel built into a tabletop. Users interact with it by moving objects sculpted in transparent rubber over its surface, or by poking or deforming them to produce particular effects. The system was built by Hideki Koike and colleagues at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Japan, working with...WW…

×Video: Screen sees in 3DAn everyday LCD screen has been modified to “see” the world in front of it in 3D. That means a viewer can control on-screen objects by waving their arms in the air without touching the screen, let alone a mouse or keyboard.“This is a level of interaction that nobody’s ever been able to do before,” says at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, who created the prototype shown in the video above with colleagues and , as well as at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.The screen – – allows users to manipulate or interact with objects on the screen...…×Video: Screen sees in 3DAn everyday LCD screen has been modified to “see” the world in front of it in 3D. That means a viewer can control on-screen objects by waving their arms in the air without touching the screen, let alone a mouse or keyboard.“This is a level of interaction that nobody’s ever been able to do before,” says at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, who created the prototype shown in the video above with colleagues and , as well as at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.The screen – – allows users to manipulate or interact with objects on the screen...WW…

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×ByA chunk of Neanderthal DNA carried by some people living today appears to reduce the chance of miscarriage and promote fertility. The finding is the latest evidence that Homo sapiens benefitted from Stone Age sexual encounters with other human species.Genetic studies suggest on several occasions, and that people of non-African descent . For about 10 years . It …No commitment, cancel anytime*Offer ends 19/10/2022. *Cancel anytime within 14 days of payment to receive a refund on unserved issues.Existing subscribers, please with your email address to link your account access.Inclusive of...…×ByA chunk of Neanderthal DNA carried by some people living today appears to reduce the chance of miscarriage and promote fertility. The finding is the latest evidence that Homo sapiens benefitted from Stone Age sexual encounters with other human species.Genetic studies suggest on several occasions, and that people of non-African descent . For about 10 years . It …No commitment, cancel anytime*Offer ends 19/10/2022. *Cancel anytime within 14 days of payment to receive a refund on unserved issues.Existing subscribers, please with your email address to link your account access.Inclusive of...WW…

×ByThe second-most severe mass extinction in Earth’s history may have been triggered by global warming. The discovery means that, for the first time, all of the largest known extinctions can be linked to a rapid rise in the planet’s temperature.“It completes the jigsaw puzzle in many ways,” says Andrew Kerr at Cardiff University, UK. Geologists recognise five points in time when huge numbers of species were wiped out, although recent research suggestsNo commitment, cancel anytime*Offer ends 19/10/2022. *Cancel anytime within 14 days of payment to receive a refund on unserved issues.Existing...…×ByThe second-most severe mass extinction in Earth’s history may have been triggered by global warming. The discovery means that, for the first time, all of the largest known extinctions can be linked to a rapid rise in the planet’s temperature.“It completes the jigsaw puzzle in many ways,” says Andrew Kerr at Cardiff University, UK. Geologists recognise five points in time when huge numbers of species were wiped out, although recent research suggestsNo commitment, cancel anytime*Offer ends 19/10/2022. *Cancel anytime within 14 days of payment to receive a refund on unserved issues.Existing...WW…