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Monkeys walk around a virtual world using only their thoughts

Monkeys with around 300 electrodes implanted in their brain were able to steer avatars around different virtual environments

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

Culture

New Scientist reporter Linda Rodriguez-Mcrobbie visits the Sonar virtual nightclub

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What visiting a virtual nightclub revealed about human interaction

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What are we losing by burying ourselves in immersive experiences?

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What are we losing by burying ourselves in immersive experiences?

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On the left is a male participant from the trial experiencing virtual reality, which made him embody a female avatar, seen on the right

Mind

Virtual reality could help men understand the impacts of catcalling

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Technology

Electronic tongue could let you taste cake in virtual reality

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How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

Mind

How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

Features

Technology

VR headset can give you 360-degree vision like an owl

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Smart glasses use sonar to work out where you're looking

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Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR

Technology

Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR

A person wearing a VR headset and haptic feedback gloves can control the iCub 3 robot and experience being somewhere else

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Mind

51¶¯Âþs have invented virtual reality goggles for mice

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Technology

AI can steal passwords in virtual reality from avatar hand motions

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Rollercoasters of the future: How VR is revolutionising thrill rides

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Physics

From time crystals to wormholes: When is a quantum simulation real?

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