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'Smart' Glasses Skew Power Balance with Non-Wearers
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'Smart' Glasses Skew Power Balance with Non-Wearers

Researchers at Cornell and Brown universities found that wearers of augmented reality or smart glasses hold certain advantages, according to non-wearers.

Computer-Simulated Knitting Goes Right Down to the Yarn
From ACM TechNews

Computer-Simulated Knitting Goes Right Down to the Yarn

Cornell University researchers demonstrated a method for building simulated knitted fabric out of an array of individual stitches at the SIGGRAPH 2012 conference...

Robots Learn to Pick ­p Oddly Shaped Objects
From ACM TechNews

Robots Learn to Pick ­p Oddly Shaped Objects

Cornell University researchers have developed a algorithm that enables a robot to learn grasping skills from experience and apply them to new situations.

'endless Forms' Uses the Web to Breed 3-D Printable Objects
From ACM TechNews

'endless Forms' Uses the Web to Breed 3-D Printable Objects

Cornell University researchers are using their new, interactive EndlessForms.com Web site to allow anyone online to guide the evolution of printable, three-dimensional...
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