October 2024
Revolutionising space medicine and global health through virtual and augmented reality
... for every patient. For astronauts in space, using VR for therapy could offer a more personal and interactive environment than a video or voice call, potentially making the experience more comfortable or effective. VR can be used to slowly introduce...
October 2015
Green cosmonautics: an ideal to strive for
... if it occupied a smaller area? The most environmentally hazardous issues specific to the space sector are5: pollution of the environment by toxic rocket fuel components, space debris, pollution of the Earth’s surface with used rocket units, their...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
... talks, coughs, exerts themselves physically, or even simply breathes, a significant number of microbes are emitted into the environment. It is also impossible to fully sterilize all cargo and transport ships, including the cargo they deliver, even...
October 2016
Project MOONWALK
...control Gestures can be used to interact with and to control both static and mobile robots. In real world environments, particularly outdoors, gesture control promises to be more intuitive and practical than joysticks or other traditional devices for...
November 2016
Simulating space in a bathtub
...hypersthenia in children with cerebral palsy. No cradling supports are used for the tester’s body in the immersive environment. The high-elasticity of the fabric artificially increases the liquid’s density, practically creating the conditions of zero...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... and exchanges in the Jupiter system that are responsible for the changes in surface, ionospheric and exospheric environments at Ganymede, Europa and Callisto from short-term to geological time scales. Focused studies of Jupiter’s atmosphere and...
