Virtual reality (VR) has struggled to transition too far beyond gaming circles and specific industry use cases such as medical training, but with the burgeoning metaverse movement championed by tech ...

Virtual reality users looking for even more immersion whilst engaged in VR may be interested in a new wind simulator which can be fitted directly to the PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new wind-simulation system operating within a Mississippi State laboratory now enables researchers to measure gusts, turbulence and other environmental factors impacting drone ...

Chester County, SC (WLTX) - As we've seen the past few months, strong winds caused by storms can turn houses into piles of debris. "Today we are going to see some science in action," said Julie ...

The University of Maine is contributing to the global effort to improve floating machines to harness wind over deeper offshore waters. Researchers envision turbine platforms floating in the ocean ...

It will huff, and puff, and blow the house in -- but only for research purposes. Wind engineers just unveiled the world's largest portable hurricane wind and rain simulator. Civil and coastal ...

Wind Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 4 (2004), pp. 433-443 (11 pages) This paper presents a new wind turbine simulator for steady state conditions. In order to provide a test platform for wind turbine drive ...

In this special guest feature, Robert Roe from Scientific Computing World writes that HPC simulation provides a platform to develop advancements in energy generation technologies. Through the use of ...

Launched on November 2nd, the crowdfunding campaign for ZephVR, a VR fan accessory that “adds realistic wind at the right moments” achieved its $30,000 goal on Kickstarter in just a few hours, with 30 ...