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Facebook/Meta and Carnegie Mellon team up to develop electronic skin

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Facebook recently rebranded itself as Meta, with an eye toward the development of VR/AR tech. In one of its first projects since the announcement, it’s collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University on the development of a touch-sensitive electronic ski… Continue reading Facebook/Meta and Carnegie Mellon team up to develop electronic skin→

First 2021 Nobel Prize awarded to pioneers of biology behind touch

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The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, for their work uncovering the receptors that allow us to perceive temperature and pressure.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: No… Continue reading First 2021 Nobel Prize awarded to pioneers of biology behind touch→

Self-powered implant could restore sense of touch to injured fingers

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When someone injures a nerve in a body part such as a finger, it’s not uncommon for that part to end up with a permanently decreased sense of touch. A self-powered implantable sensor, however, could one day restore sensitivity to such injured areas.Con… Continue reading Self-powered implant could restore sense of touch to injured fingers→

Touch-sensitive, self-healing AiFoam may find use in robotics and more

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There are now a number of materials designed to give robots or prostheses a sense of touch. And while most of them are thin and skin-like, a new alternative takes the form of a spongey foam – and it combines several desirable qualities.Continue Reading… Continue reading Touch-sensitive, self-healing AiFoam may find use in robotics and more→