National Geographic publishes a series of reference books for Kids entitled “Weird but True!”. In Summer, 2014, National Geographic came out with an edition called “Weird but True!: Ripped from the Headlines,” which the book’s describes as “the most bizarre and surprising news stories you’ve ever read… and they’re all true.”

Chapter 3, on Incredible Inventions, includes “SpiderSense” - prototype wearable technology that enables users to sense (without seeing) obstacles around them - developed by Victor Mateevitsi (UIC Computer Science, Electronic Visualization Laboratory), Brad Haggadone (UIC Communications), Brian Kunzer (UIC Bioengineering), and Jason Leigh and Robert Kenyon (UIC Computer Science, Electronic Visualization Laboratory).

A copy of the article “Wearable Tech: Set your ‘Spidey Sense Tingling’” can be downloaded under ‘documents’.

Information on the National Geographic Kids book.

See information on SpiderSense:
www.evl.uic.edu/core.php?mod=4&type=4&indi=852
www.evl.uic.edu/core.php?mod=4&type=4&indi=874
www.evl.uic.edu/core.php?mod=4&type=1&indi=448

Read the UIC NEWS article.