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Typically, when we think of touch screens, we think of LCDs or OLEDs with a resistive or capacitive sensing layer laid over the top. However, a team from the University …read more Continue reading Touchable POV Display Blooms In Mid Air
The current generation of USB-powered soldering irons have a lot going for them, chief among them being portability and automatic start and stop. But an iron that turns off in …read more Continue reading Piggyback Board Brings Touch Sensing to USB Soldering Iron
Building a robotic arm and hand that matches human dexterity is tougher than it looks. We can create aesthetically pleasing ones, very functional ones, but the perfect mix of both? …read more Continue reading Will Embodied AI Make Prosthetics More Humane?
What if your old, neglected toys could come to life — with a bit of sass? That’s exactly what [Binh] achieved when he transformed his sister’s worn-out teddy bear into …read more Continue reading Turning GLaDOS into Ted: A Tale of a Talking Toy
If your touch-screen Windows laptop or Microsoft Surface has dead zones, this article will help you fix it. The problem can be caused by outdated firmware, corrupted touch-screen driver, or hardware failure. Fix Microsoft Surface touchscreen dead zones… Continue reading Microsoft Surface touchscreen dead zones [Fix]
Scientists have devised a clever new method of allowing people to feel sensations that are transmitted to their skin. Beyond its applications in fields such as gaming and telepresence, the technology could also be used to guide the blind.Continue Readi… Continue reading Smart patch buzzes, twists and presses the skin to deliver a sense of touch
Touch is a vital sense in human survival and experience, not for just how it informs personal connections but as an important early warning system for identifying harm. Yet not all touch is equal. Scientists recently discovered how men have lower touch… Continue reading Men lack sensitivity when it comes to touch – but there’s a natural fix
Touch is an important communication tool in interpersonal relationships, whether intimate or professional. Studies have shown that pleasant touch, like you’d get from a cuddle, hug, or holding hands, improves mood, reduces stress and strengthens relati… Continue reading Choice makes touch significantly more pleasant
Human-machine interfaces such as smartphone screens would be a lot cleaner and longer-lasting if we didn’t have to actually touch the darn things. Scientists have now created a proximity-sensing film which makes such a scenario more possible and practi… Continue reading Proximity-sensing film lets people communicate by blinking
Using a 3D-printed material sensitive to electric fields, researchers have created a novel sensor that can accurately recognize and distinguish objects up to 10 centimeters – about four inches – away without needing to touch them physically. The touchl… Continue reading Hypersensitive touch sensor ‘feels’ things from 4 inches away