insightArthroVR to replace cadavers in medical simulation

SensAble Technologies, a company providing devices used in medical simulation, has announced  a substantial upgrade to their already existing shoulder and knee arthroscopy simulator - insightArthroVR. The new version of the simulator was developed with GMV, a solution provider from Spain.
insightArthroVR is a training tool, teaching surgeons the essential skills of triangulation, camera orientation, and [...]

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Nokia and USC to collaborate on AR research

University of Southern California and Nokia Research Center Hollywood have announced they are engaging in a research collaboration in order to develop together new applications and services in the field of augmented reality. This collaboration should accelerate the ongoing efforts Nokia is putting into this field and help bringing innovative solutions to the market.
Augmented reality [...]

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O3D : enter Google!

Google's O3D plugin was released to public yesterday.
O3D is a new solution from Google for making and publishing interactive real-time 3D applications. As everything that comes from big G, it is completely web oriented and aimed to run in a web browser. Very simple: you download and install the plugin (available for all major browsers [...]

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yellowBird - movie all around!

Something like this has already been spotted, several years ago - in an amusement park! And it was a premium attraction, a wonder that not only proved beyond any doubt that God does exist, but convinced you that he just loves going to cinema!
Well, times are (not?) changing. Either all that story about God is [...]

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Spinal anaesthesia simulator

University of Limeric, Ireland, is developing a training simulator that will help medical staff to learn the delicate procedure of spinal anaesthesia.
Spinal anaesthesia is a form of regional anaesthesia where the effect is obtained by injecting of a local anaesthetic into the spine (cerebrospinal fluid, more precisely). It is sometimes preferred to a complete anaesthesia [...]

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