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Air Force Envisions Insect-Sized Vehicles, Funds a "Virtual Reality Tunnel for Fruit Flies"

Sometimes, basic science funded by the military is a bit out there. Researchers are subjecting fruit flies to "virtual reality tunnels," which the Air Force thinks might help inspire insect-sized military vehicles.READ»

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Lifelike Geminoid F Robot Creepily Blurs Boundaries of Reality

We cover a lot of robots here on Fast Company, sometimes exciting tech, sometimes promising for health care, or the future of daily life...and sometimes outright creepy. The latest Japanese android is firmly in this category.She's a ...READ»

Foursquare's Digital Graffiti, a Legally Nerve-Wracking Taste of the Future

Foursquare is really on the ascendant as location-based gaming/social networking blossoms among smartphone users. But there's a novel side-effect happening...users are indulging in "virtual graffiti" on places and people, too. It's ...READ»

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Cocoon Helmet Takes Virtual Reality Into the Smelly Dimension

Virtual reality has been knocking around for decades without ever quite hitting the mainstream--apart from in a limited 3D-goggle sense. But that hasn't stopped a U.K. team from putting together a gadget that takes the technology to ...READ»

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Vuzix VR Goggles World's First With Transparent Quantum Optics

News of the Vuzix Wrap 920AV video-glasses first appeared a few days ago, but without any specific data. Now we know that along with looking less retro-sci-fi than previous video-goggles, they're packing some interesting ...READ»