In a Macgyver-esque approach, the researchers hollowed out a ballpoint pen and inserted two optical fibers connected to a light-tight box where they recorded the pen's movement. They also made a ...

For less than $100, University of Washington researchers have designed a computer-interfaced drawing pad that helps scientists see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they ...

A new fiber-optic pen may help reveal the unique brain patterns in people with writing and reading disabilities, such as dyslexia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Here’s a novel idea: an ink pen that reads the color of any object you place in front of it, then mixes red, blue and green ink to match it. But I’m skeptical as to whether or not you can fit all the ...

On the left the new Sharp LCD Optical touchpad on their new laptops and on the right an image from Microsoft’s vision of the future where computer mice are replaced with dynamical optical interfaces.

For less than $100, researchers have designed a computer-interfaced drawing pad that helps scientists see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write. For less ...