Taro Maeda of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation came up with a technology called galvanic vestibular stimulation, manipulation of the nerves inside the human ear. Galvanic wireless impulses are transmitted from a remote control to the ear to disturb with the vestibular system in the ear, which helps us maintain our balance.
It can make virtual reality and gaming more realistic. Other applications include a support system that is aware and avoid dangers of one's surrounding environment, guide people to places.
Reference: Daily Planet
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