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A team of researchers from MIT, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and ETH Zurich, has developed a mind-blowing tool to not only create a digital twin of physical objects around you, but also make them function like the real thing in mixed reality (MR). Whether it's a doll with limbs that move a certain way, or a gadget that plays video and music, the InteRecon tech can recreate all that – virtually.

A team of researchers from MIT, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and ETH Zurich, has developed a mind-blowing tool to not only create a digital twin of physical objects around you, but also make them function like the real thing in mixed reality (MR). Whether it's a doll with limbs that move a certain way, or a gadget that plays video and music, the InteRecon tech can recreate all that – virtually.

A team of researchers from MIT, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and ETH Zurich, has developed a mind-blowing tool to not only create a digital twin of physical objects around you, but also make them function like the real thing in mixed reality (MR). Whether it's a doll with limbs that move a certain way, or a gadget that plays video and music, the InteRecon tech can recreate all that – virtually.

For years now, Alphabet's Taara division has been delivering internet connectivity in far-flung areas with traffic-light-sized transmitters that communicate over long distances using beams of light. The team behind it has now reduced that tech down to a chip the size of a fingernail.