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It used to be that resolution was the most important metric for a gaming monitor, but today’s picky gamers care about refresh rate. The latest gaming monitors might offer refresh rates measured in hundreds of hertz, but Nvidia says that doesn’t guarantee the smoothest image. For that, you’ll need a …

(Image: Sony)Just about every household name in the tech space wants a piece of the metaverse pie, and Sony is no different. On Tuesday the company launched Mocopi, a motion-tracking system that translates one’s physical movements into animation in a virtual space. Mocopi, named for its motion capture abilities, uses …

Trout and frogfish can bend their spines and heads upwards, despite having different anatomy from humans and other land-dwelling vertebrates, according to a study by University of Liverpool’s Dr. Ariel Camp. Craniovertebral skeleton of the Commerson’s frogfish (Antennarius commerson). Image credit: Ariel L. Camp, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1091. Dr. Camp used X-ray …

The heavens appear to move throughout the year, but that’s just because Earth is moving. The real or “proper motion” of stars and galaxies was beyond our ability to measure until fairly recently, but bigger, more powerful telescopes have helped paint a picture of an evolving universe. The European Space …

According to new research published in the journal Current Biology, a key area of the hummingbird brain processes motion in a unique, unexpected way. The Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna). Image credit: Kevin Cole / CC BY 2.0. The brain area in question is called the lentiformis mesencephali (LM), known in …

HIGH POINT — As the motion upholstery category continues to grow, the search for the winning advantage heats up as major players jockey for position against price pressures and increased demand for customization, power functions and faster delivery. At the promotional to moderately priced levels, the mix of “bells and …

Serious motion capture setups often involve dozens of optical markers, inertial sensors or both, making them a pain to set up and tear down, and producing a ton of data. This Disney Research project produces high-quality results from just a handful of sensors by making some smart assumptions about how …

NASA has a new giphy channel, and it’s like drinking from a fire hose of win. The whole page is crammed full of things that immediately made me open a new browser tab and start googling — which, as a scientist, curious person, space enthusiast, and all-around nerd, I consider …

By Dr Prashant K Vaidya, Homeopathy Motion sickness is a condition where, the movement you visualize from your eyes are not in sync with the other organs which also perceive motion. It generally occurs while travelling in trains, buses, cars or boats. Riding on a roller coaster can also give you such …

Anyone interested in building their very own smart home security camera complete with motion tracking capabilities, may be interested in a new kit which has been created by the development team over at iSmartAlarm. The iCamera KEEP Pro home security camera, has been created to provide users with the most …