Although there already are experimental "telehaptic" systems that allow people to send and receive tactile sensations, they tend to be bulky and awkward. A new one is much slimmer and thus more ...

The variations in electrical tactile intensity in relation to current density are examined under conditions of pressure compensation and in its absence. In the absence of pressure compensation, no ...

For me, a lover of arcades, each 50 Korean won coin represented a single round of gameplay. The excitement of clutching a few 50 Korean won coins earned by selling empty bottles, rushing to the arcade ...

Prosthetic arm with a bionic hand which detects tactile stimulation and sends that sensory signal to the brain. Neuroscientists have found that people with bionic hands can't seem to retrain the brain ...

Research with a unique, perhaps one-of-a-kind individual, shows that you can comprehend and use tactile language and metaphors without relying on previous sensory experiences. These findings challenge ...

What if we didn't have skin? We would have no sense of touch, no detection of coldness or pain, leaving us inept to respond to any situation. The skin is not just a protective shell for organs, but ...

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science created liquid metal stretchable tactile sensors for prosthetic fingertips, which could mimic human touch and ...

Installation view, Cornelia Thomsen at Leslie Feely (all photos by Erik Thomsen and courtesy Leslie Feely, New York, NY) “You have to get close, then move back, slowly,” I tried to explain to a motley ...