Scientific discovery doesn’t always require a high-tech laboratory or a hefty budget. Many people have a first-rate lab right in their own homes – their kitchen. The kitchen offers plenty of ...

We're still getting used to the immersive magic virtual reality offers, but a new experiment from Disney Research pushes the technology into another realm: interaction with real objects while in VR. A ...

A new study suggests humans can sense hidden objects without touching them, by detecting faint movements in sand. This ...

Researchers used artificial intelligence to teach rats how to move objects in virtual reality by simply thinking about where they want them to go. The result is an intriguing type of rat telekinesis ...

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When an infant sees an object behave in a surprising way, she does everything she can to learn more about its mysteries, and the initial surprise ends up helping her learn. A new study suggests that a ...