Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality

By 2030, IDTechEx predicts the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality market to be over $30Bn. With COVID-19 limiting physical interaction, virtual communication and interaction will be the norm for many years to come.

For patients receiving spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain, integration with an immersive virtual reality system - allowing patients to see as well as feel the effects of electrical stimulation on a virtual image of their own body - can enhance the pain-relieving effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation.

By expanding on existing designs for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, researchers and collaborators have developed a new architecture for OLED - organic light-emitting diode - displays that could enable televisions, smartphones and virtual or augmented reality devices with resolutions of up to 10,000 pixels per inch

With COVID-19 reducing in-person access to energy plants around the world, Ecolab is using new digital solutions to deliver its water, energy and sanitization solutions.

Vuzix® Corporation announced it has partnered with the Children of War Foundation to further the access to medical and surgical education through the use of Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses.

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced that SpringCity Energy has commenced deployment of Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses to perform on-site inspection and maintenance.

The newest toy for dogs is a high-tech augmented reality headset.

Micro-LED technology is a popular choice for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) devices. This premium article, the third in a series from IDTechEx, will discuss micro-LED's applications for AR/VR.

QD materials can be used for its electroluminescent and photoluminescent features in displays. The second of this series of premium articles from IDTechEx discusses quantum dot (QD) used for micro-LED displays.