Saturday, October 1, 2016

Virtual Reality App Gives the Experience of Dementia and other top stories.

  • Virtual Reality App Gives the Experience of Dementia

    Virtual Reality App Gives the Experience of Dementia
    A new virtual reality app, targeted at family carers and the wider community, enables users to see the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia. The Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE, pronounced Eddie) app, launched Thursday by Alzheimer’s Australia Vic, uses Google Cardboard to provide a 360-degree immersive experience.   Alzheimer’s Australia Vic manager of business development Dr Tanya Petrovich told Pro Bono Australia News the aim of EDIE was to build empathy fo..
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  • Damselfish feel distress when separated from their 'friends', JCU researchers find

    Damselfish feel distress when separated from their 'friends', JCU researchers find
    Damselfish feel distress when separated from their 'friends', JCU researchers find Posted September 22, 2016 08:31:44 Being separated from "friends" can be a stressful experience for some coral reef fish, a new study has found.It can even cause them to lose weight.Scientists at James Cook University in north Queensland studied blue-green damselfish from the Great Barrier Reef, isolating some, while allowing others to remain in their shoals.The study's lead author Laur..
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  • NASA To Explore Microbes Of Space Station

    NASA To Explore Microbes Of Space Station
    NASA is seeking proposals from researchers to analyse the microbial communities.WASHINGTON:  NASA is planning to analyse the microbes that people have brought with them - and left behind - on the International Space Station to better understand how to control the microbial environment in future human exploration spacecraft.More than 200 people have crossed the airlock threshold to the International Space Station (ISS) to conduct research that benefits people on Earth a..
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  • 2017 Audi A4 Quattro MT Released, Specs For Sedan Revealed Here

    2017 Audi A4 Quattro MT Released, Specs For Sedan Revealed Here
    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 11: Models pose with the new Audi A4 3.2 Quattro at the 2007 Australian International Motor Show at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 11, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. This year's show, which runs from today until October 21, 2007, features the Maserati GranTurismo, Mitsubishi Evo X, Lexus IS-F, BMW's Concept CS and the Toyota LandCruiser 200 series.(Photo : Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) The 2017 Audi A4 Quattro has been released by the brand as its..
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  • Review: The still optional but pleasantly refined Apple Watch Series 2

    Review: The still optional but pleasantly refined Apple Watch Series 2
    Video shot/edited by Jennifer Hahn. reader comments 13 Whether you wanted to or not, you knew about the Apple Watch as soon as it came out last year. And even if you heard "wearble" and immediately thought "fitness," Apple was very intentional about pushing the Watch's non-fitness features as the main reason to buy it. While there are things the Apple Watch can do that are primarily found in smartwatches versus fitness trackers, Apple hasn't yet convinced consumers at large that they need tho..
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  • Ride safety responsibilities questioned after Royal Adelaide Show death

    Ride safety responsibilities questioned after Royal Adelaide Show death
    Ride safety responsibilities questioned after Royal Adelaide Show death Posted September 22, 2016 18:05:48 The safety inspection company being prosecuted over the death of a girl who was flung from a ride at the Royal Adelaide Show has won a bid to argue the charges before the full South Australian Industrial Court. Safe is Safe and its boss Hamish Munro are accused of breaching workplace safety laws by failing to properly inspect the AirMaxx 360 ride and its restrain..
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  • Pokemon Go knocked off app store top spot by Clash Royale

    Pokemon Go knocked off app store top spot by Clash Royale
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