Thermal display glove for interacting with virtual reality (2024)

Kim, S. W., Kim, S. H., Kim, C. S., Yi, K., Kim, J. S., Cho, B. J., & Cha, Y. (2020). Thermal display glove for interacting with virtual reality. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 11403. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68362-y

Kim, Seung Won ; Kim, Sung Hee ; Kim, Choong Sun et al. / Thermal display glove for interacting with virtual reality. In: Scientific Reports. 2020 ; Vol. 10, No. 1.

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Kim, SW, Kim, SH, Kim, CS, Yi, K, Kim, JS, Cho, BJ & Cha, Y 2020, 'Thermal display glove for interacting with virtual reality', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1, 11403. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68362-y

Thermal display glove for interacting with virtual reality. / Kim, Seung Won; Kim, Sung Hee; Kim, Choong Sun et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, No. 1, 11403, 01.12.2020.

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Kim SW, Kim SH, Kim CS, Yi K, Kim JS, Cho BJ et al. Thermal display glove for interacting with virtual reality. Scientific Reports. 2020 Dec 1;10(1):11403. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68362-y