Wii remotes are not all about fun and games. Scientists can use them to assess and diagnose children with an abnormal head position caused by eye diseases. Researchers have now developed a low-cost digital head posture measuring device with Nintendo Wi…

In most cases, your profile photo on Facebook tells viewers what they need to know to form an impression of you — no words are necessary, new research suggests. College students who viewed a Facebook photo of a fellow student having fun with friends r…

Robots could one day navigate through constantly changing surroundings with virtually no input from humans, thanks to a system that allows them to build and continuously update a three-dimensional map of their environment using a low-cost camera such a…

Scientists have tapped onto the visual cortex of the congenitally blind by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs), enabling the blind in effect to “see” and even describe objects. SSDs are non-invasive sensory aids that provide visual information t…