⊲ Interesting Engineering ⊳ General Motors has used computer simulations to evaluate more than 300,000 electric vehicle battery designs before building a physical prototype, achieving programme...
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XR Turns Fingertips Into Microphones
⊲ Hackster.io ⊳ Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed SoundBubble, a system that uses XR headset microphones and hand tracking to create virtual microphones that follow users’...
Steam Hit Becomes Military Drone Trainer
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Adrian Ruiz-Langan, who runs dual-use technology company Tarkus Simulation and True Players, has turned drone pilot training into a game to sustain motivation across 50 to 100 hours of...
USAF T-7A Red Hawk Goes LVC
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The US Air Force has completed its first live-virtual-constructive training flight linking a Boeing–Saab T-7A Red Hawk aircraft with two ground-based simulators. Secure data links...
30 Minutes Training to Direct a Swarm
⊲ Defense News ⊳ Sydney-based Breaker Industries has signed a teaming agreement with Rheinmetall Defence Australia to develop Avalon, a human-machine interface letting Boxer 8x8 crews direct air...
USAF Advances Crewed Uncrewed Teaming
⊲ Tom's Hardware ⊳ The US Air Force has conducted an airborne test in which an F-22 Raptor pilot directed an Anduril YFQ-44A Fury drone during simulated combat, according to The Defense Watch. The...
Siemens Pushes Simulation to Front
⊲ Engineering.com ⊳ In a sponsored article, Siemens argues that physics simulation has become a bottleneck in product development, with slow model preparation pushing analysis to the end of the...
Every Living Room Becomes Arena
⊲ VFX Voice ⊳ Mixed reality is gaining ground as passthrough, room scanning and hand tracking mature on headsets such as Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro, according to VFX Voice. Magnopus built...
Google Brings Coding-Free Game Creation
⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Google Labs has launched Playground, an experimental platform that lets users build browser-based games from simple text prompts without coding. Creators choose a genre or start from...
Wearable-Free Immersive Experiences
⊲ New Atlas ⊳ Long sessions in VR headsets strain the head and neck, prompting Shogo Fukushima, an associate professor at Kyushu University, to develop a chair that delivers a personal 3D view...
LiDAR Could Challenge Aircraft Stealth
⊲ Interesting Engineering ⊳ Chinese researchers have simulated a LiDAR system they claim could detect a US F-35C stealth aircraft at distances approaching 62km. The proposed sensor uses high-power...
Europe Tackles Virtual World Fragmentation
⊲ Science|Business ⊳ At a Brussels summit on 10 September, the €2 million EU-funded OPENVERSE project showcased proven virtual world applications, including Changefied's VR simulations helping...