What mice in VR goggles can tell us about our brains
Lab mice strapped in to mini virtual reality goggles are roaming through digital mazes in the latest breakthrough in neurobiology.And they have a lot to teach us about how memory works, according to researchers at Northwestern University.In pursuit of identifying the neurons in the brain that form memories, a team of researchers led by Daniel…
Here’s how Honda’s next electric SUV was designed during the pandemic
Enlarge / Honda started using VR in car design in 2017, which came in handy once coronavirus made collaborating in person impossible.Honda After March 2020, every automaker on the planet had to rethink how it leveraged technology. Everything from design and engineering to key partnerships needed to be rethought to keep businesses running. While Honda…
Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset
Enlarge / This is Apple’s Vision Pro headset. It looks a bit like a particularly bulky pair of ski goggles, with the materials and design language of Apple’s AirPods Max headphones.Samuel Axon CUPERTINO, Calif.—Going into the Vision Pro demo room at Apple’s WWDC conference, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The keynote presentation, which showed…
