Autumn term is just under two weeks away, so we’re launching a series
of blogs to help you get back into the swing of things. This includes
lifestyle features, wellbeing advice and comment pieces, as well as
blogs offering practical resources and tips for the new year.
You can follow everything we do via our hashtag #teachersback.
We’ve also made a short animation, below, based on a call out we made a
few weeks ago for teachers to tell us the funny things students say to
them. Lorna Page, from Pipers Corner school in Buckinghamshire, got in
touch to tell us that on a recent ski trip, a pupil looked at a tree
with pine cones on it, and exclaimed, “I didn’t know carrots grew on
trees?”
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Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
The technology of touch
Imagine being able to navigate the
streets just by receiving vibrations in your footwear. Or feeling a
tingle in your yoga tights if your Downward Dog position needs
improvement.
And what if you could feel the things you're touching as you roam through a virtual reality (VR) world?This is the science of haptics, the intersection between technology and the sense of touch.
For most of us, our experience of haptics has been restricted to a buzz in our pockets when a phone message arrives, or "force feedback" on gaming joysticks and steering wheels.
But observers believe the technology, which has been in development for decades, is finally ready to hit the big time thanks to faster processors, cheaper sensors and the take-up of VR headsets.
Smart shoes
The global market for haptics tech is forecast to reach nearly $20bn (£16bn) by 2022, according to research firm Research and Markets.So what are some of the real-world applications of this "touchy-feely" tech?
Well, if you've bumped into lamp posts and fellow tourists trying to follow map directions on your phone, smart shoes and insoles could be the answer.
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