A smart glove that zaps the back of your hand makes it feel like you are grasping objects in virtual reality, by sending electrical signals to nerves in your palms. To accompany the visual experience of holding something in VR, people often wear gloves that provide feedback directly to the …
Read More »WWDC: Apple’s Vision Pro headset won’t solve the problems with virtual reality
Apple has announced its first VR headset Apple Apple’s newly announced virtual reality headset promises to blend the real world with video and audio, ranging from immersive FaceTime video chats to watching films and shows on a huge virtual movie screen. But even the company that pioneered the modern smartphone …
Read More »How can we understand quantum reality if it is impossible to measure?
Most of us intuitively feel that reality ought to exist just fine on its own when we aren’t looking. If a tree falls in a forest when no one is around to hear the crash, the air still vibrates with sound waves, right? Yet it is a tricky proposition to …
Read More »The nature of reality: Read our top quantum physics features for free
Science Photo Library/Getty Images To invite as many people as possible to discover the thrill of grappling with reality at its most fundamental, we are making seven of our most popular in-depth articles on quantum mysteries free to read until 11 June. Whether you simply want to get to grips …
Read More »The quantum world: A concise guide to the particles that make reality
The ancient Greeks speculated that it might be air, fire or water. A century ago, physicists felt sure it was the atom. Today, we believe that the deepest layer of reality is populated by a diverse cast of elementary particles, all governed by quantum theory. From this invisible, infinitesimal realm, …
Read More »Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality – for now
THE first thing you need to know is that virtual particles, which are impossible to avoid if you want to understand how the fundamental forces of nature animate matter, aren’t really particles at all. “The language makes people misunderstand,” says Matt Strassler, a theoretical physicist at Harvard University. The second …
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