Researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London have developed a new type of responsive “ synthetic skin .” The skin is made from a single hydrogel that is capable of ...

A UK-based company has unveiled a bizarre, flesh-looking mobile phone case that looks, feels and even reacts to sunlight like ...

Deeper layers detect pressure: the texture and weight of a heavy dumbbell, for example. In 2018, the team behind the new study developed electronic skin inspired by human skin. ... The new design ...

This translucent fabric acts as the skin of an experimental camera-computer combo that “feels” the touch of hands in a novel way—by converting their shadows into information.

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution in the upcoming new ...

"The goal from the beginning has been to create a prosthetic hand that we model based on the human hand's physical and sensing capabilities—a more natural prosthetic that functions and feels like a ...

A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming.

Enter the Ability Hand by PSYONIC, the world's first touch-sensing bionic hand. This innovative device is designed to restore not only movement but also sensation, helping people regain a more ...

Comparison of selected finger bones – modern human (dark shading) and chimpanzees (lighter shading). The colored patches are the muscle attachment locations, which are larger and more prominent ...