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[|**The New Virtual Reality**]

A new invention allows users to explore virtual worlds while moving around safely in their real physical environment. Wearing a virtual-reality. ... > [|//__full story__//]

[|**When Virtual Reality Feels Real**]

Despite advances in computer graphics, few people would think virtual characters or objects are real. Yet placed in a virtual reality environment most people will interact with them as if they are ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Virtual Smart Home Controlled By Your Thoughts**]

Light switches, TV remote controls and even house keys could become a thing of the past thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology being developed in Europe [|**Computer Simulations Explain The Limitations Of Working Memory**]

Researchers have constructed a mathematical activity model of the brain's frontal and parietal parts, to increase the understanding of the capacity of the working memory and of how the billions of ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////


 * [|Virtual And Real Worlds: Two Worlds Of Kids' Morals] **

Children's moral behavior and attitudes in the real world largely carry over to the virtual world of computers, the Internet, video games and cell phones. Interestingly, there are marked gender and ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Vivid Animations Help Students With Science Experiments**]

Students learning science in the classroom can now give their textbooks a break, and learn basic science concepts online. The virtual lab, developed by engineers and students at the University of Virginia, guides students through 50 experiments, along with text and vivid animations that explain how things work -- like semiconductors and generators.

[|**Playing For Keeps: Computerized Play Helps Elderly Stay Sharp**]

Researchers have built a computerized play platform for elderly people. Field testing shows that the system keeps elderly players mentally sharp, stimulates socialization, and can alert caregivers to ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Let’s Get Non-verbal, Electronically**]

Researchers have developed a suite of tools to add non-verbal cues to email, phone calls, chats and other channels of electronic communication. It is fascinating work, and the real-world applications ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Study Links Internet Addiction To Aggression In Teens**]

Internet-addicted teens seem more prone to aggression than other adolescents, according to new findings from Taiwanese researchers. However, Americans who study violence are not ready to make any ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Privacy Problems And E-government**]

Local and regional government websites represent a significant privacy concern for the electorate, according to a new article. However, research suggests that a standard privacy policy could address ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Web-based, Self-help Intervention Can Aid Problem Drinkers In The Privacy Of Their Homes**]

Problem drinking in Western societies leads to disease and death, as well as social and economic problems. Few problem drinkers seek treatment help. New findings show that a 24/7 free-access, ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Ensuring Universal Access In Digital Homes Makes For An Easier Life**]

A new project makes possible the seamless integration of domestic networked multimedia, home control and communications devices, providing universal access to computing and entertainment services. > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Stopping Chinese Cybercrime**]

China has made significant progress in cybercrime legislation but faces increasing challenges to keep pace with the country's exponential growth in internet use, according to a new ... > //// [|//__full story__//] ////

[|**Image Based Search Engine Created**]

VizSeek is one of the first search engines on the Internet to use a photograph, a 2D image, or a 3D model and transform it into a 3D shape. The. ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

[|**EBay Has Unexpected, Chilling Effect On Looting Of Antiquities, Archaelogist Finds**]

Archaeologists held their breath more than a decade ago when the launch of eBay theoretically increased the market for looted ... > //// [|//full story//] //// [|From A Queen Song To A Better Music Search Engine]

[|//full story//] [|EBay Has Unexpected, Chilling Effect On Looting Of Antiquities, Archaelogist Finds] Archaeologists held their breath more than a decade ago when the launch of eBay theoretically increased the market for looted ... >  [|//full story//] [|Why People Are Better At Lying Online Than Telling A Lie Face-to-face] In the digital world, it's easier to tell a lie and get away with it. That's good news for liars, but not so good for anyone being ... >  [|//full story//] [|**'Sleep Talking' PCs Save Energy And Money**]

Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers that induces a new ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

[|**Phishing**]

In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**World Wide Web**]

The World Wide Web ("WWW" or simply the "Web") is a global information space which people can read and write via computers connected to the Internet. The term is often mistakenly used as a synonym ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**Identity theft**]

Identity theft (or identity fraud) is the deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to their finances or frame them for a ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**Computer virus**]

A computer virus is a self-replicating computer program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. Though the term is commonly used to refer to a ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**Computer insecurity**]

Many current computer systems have only limited security precautions in place. Serious financial damage has been caused by computer security breaches, but reliably estimating costs is quite ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**Ubiquitous computing**]

Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) integrates computation into the environment, rather than having computers which are distinct objects. Other terms for ubiquitous computing include pervasive computing, ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**Wi-Fi**]

Wi-Fi (also WiFi, Wi-fi, Wifi, or wifi) is a brand licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to products which pass testing demonstrating that they implement a set of product compatibility standards for ... > //// [|//more//] ////


 * [|Videoconferencing] **

A videoconference (also known as a videoteleconference) is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**Artificial Intelligence**]

The modern definition of artificial intelligence (or AI) is "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes ... > //// [|//more//] ////

[|**Why People Are Better At Lying Online Than Telling A Lie Face-to-face**]

In the digital world, it’s easier to tell a lie and get away with it. That’s good news for liars, but not so good for anyone being deceived.

[|**Computer Scientists Simulate Activity Of Ants To Reduce Airline Delays**]

Financial analysts use the concept of swarm intelligence to solve taxiway traffic problems at airports. While ants communicate via pheromones, computer simulations use that concept to allow virtual airplanes to communicate with each other.

[|**New Robot With Artificial Skin To Improve Human Communication**]

Work is beginning on a robot with artificial skin to be used to investigate how robots can help children with autism learn about ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

[|**Natural 'Barcodes' Help Us Recognize Faces**]

Our faces contain 'barcodes' of information which help us recognize people and may have implications for improving face recognition software, according to a new ... > // [|//full story//] //

[|**Early Childhood Health Interventions Could Save Billions In Health Costs Later In Life**]

Promoting the health of young children, before five years of age, could save society up to $65 billion in future health care costs, according to an examination of childhood ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

[|**Action Video Games Improve Vision, New Research Shows**]

Video games that involve high levels of action, such as first-person-shooter games, increase a player's real-world vision, according to research in //Nature Neuroscience// March 29.

[|**Nearly 1 In 10 Youth Gamers Addicted To Video Games**]

Parents have been saying for years that their kids are "addicted" to video games, but a new study by an Iowa State University psychology professor is the first to actually report that pathological patterns of video game addiction exist in a national sample of youth, aged 8 to 18.

[|**Virtual Games Players Stick Close To Home**]

Researchers have analyzed a "gold mine" of networking data from EverQuest II, a fantasy massive multiplayer online role-playing game, along with a survey of 7,000 players. Their findings include that ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

[|**Virtual And Real Worlds: Two Worlds Of Kids' Morals**]

Children's moral behavior and attitudes in the real world largely carry over to the virtual world of computers, the Internet, video games and cell phones. Interestingly, there are marked gender and ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

[|**Forensic Facial Composite Software Effective In Police Investigations**]

The creators of the EFIT-V forensic facial composite software describe how it works and recent successes with police services in the ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

[|**Popular Gaming System May Offer Radiologists An Alternative Way To View Patient Images**]

The popular Wii gaming remote may offer radiologists a fun, alternative method to using a standard mouse and keyboard to navigate through patient images, according to a study performed at the ... > //// [|//full story//] ////

**__The Story of a 'Mouse'__**

Charles Thacker was a scientist in the Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre (known as Xerox PARC) in the 1970s and his group was one of the first to adopt the mouse technology. To find out more about how it has developed over the years and what the future holds for us, visit :

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**__The Communications Revolution__**

The way we communicate with one another is currently going through a dramatic change. Communication is becoming quicker, easier and cheaper and it is changing the shape of families and societies right across the globe. In this four part series called [|The Communication Revolution], BBC's Mike Williams looks at the way communication and the associated technology is changing our lives, the way we do business and the way we learn.