New material avoids AR/VR glasses ‘bug eyes’

Researcher have created a new way to make lenses for augmented and virtual reality glasses that could ditch the "bug eye" look of some products.

Bob Marcotte-U. Rochester • futurity
May 10, 2021 ~8 min

AR system lets users reach out and grab virtual stuff

New augmented reality software lets users view virtual objects through their phones and then pick them up with their hands.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
Oct. 17, 2019 ~5 min


Toolkit makes shared augmented reality more secure

A new toolkit for developers can make shared augmented reality more secure and more private.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Aug. 26, 2019 ~5 min

After augmented reality, the virtual world still affects you

Augmented reality can change "how you turn your head, how well you do on tasks, and how you connect socially with other physical people in the room..."

Alex Shashkevich-Stanford • futurity
May 20, 2019 ~6 min

Robot ‘eyes’ aid people with profound motor impairments

"The system was very liberating to me, in that it enabled me to independently manipulate my environment for the first time since my stroke."

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
March 26, 2019 ~8 min

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