Search results for haptics

Polymers Jul 10, 2026

Artificial hand reproduces human gestures using memory written into light-responsive polymers

Danqing Liu from Eindhoven University of Technology explores how interactions with digital systems can be improved through the sense of touch. To achieve this, she develops advanced liquid crystal polymers that respond to ...

Plants & Animals Feb 12, 2026

Elephant trunk whiskers exhibit material intelligence, revealing the secret behind an amazing sense of touch

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the gentle dexterity of the ...

Polymers Nov 7, 2025

Mechanoluminescent sensors with dual-function polymer shell offer eco-friendly, high-resolution control

Mechanoluminescent (ML) materials are attractive for haptic interface sensors for next-generation technologies, including bite-controlled user interface, health care motion monitoring, and piconewton sensing, because they ...

Social Sciences Oct 7, 2025

Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes. No wonder we're addicted

The frequency and length of daily phone use continues to rise, especially among young people. It's a global concern, driving recent decisions to ban phones in schools in Canada, the United States and elsewhere.

Veterinary medicine May 28, 2025

New leash on life: Students design haptic vest for blind dogs

For blind dogs, everyday life can become an obstacle course of collisions and confusion. Traditional solutions, like rigid "halo" frames and Elizabethan cones, can be bulky and uncomfortable, making it harder for pets to ...

Social Sciences May 21, 2025

AI is now used for audio description. But it should be accurate and actually useful for people with low vision

Since the recent explosion of widely available generative artificial intelligence (AI), it now seems that a new AI tool emerges every week.

Social Sciences Apr 28, 2025

Study explores how criminal law could address sexual violence in the metaverse

Carlotta Rigotti, post-doc researcher at eLaw—Center for Law and Digital Technologies, and Professor Clare McGlynn, Durham University, have co-authored a new article in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, introducing the ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 26, 2025

'Magnetic tweezers': Making robotic surgery safer and more precise with a human touch

Imagine if a doctor could remotely do a non-invasive, highly precise medical procedure on her patients using a tiny robot, or microrobot. With a device researchers from SMU and George Washington University created, that is ...

Education Feb 20, 2025

19th-century press comes to life on Steam through VR experience

Rochester Institute of Technology students are using a new technology to capture an old experience. Their virtual reality app simulates printing on a 19th-century cast iron hand-press that once belonged to British designer ...

Social Sciences Jan 31, 2025

Sound is a primary issue in the lives of skateboarders, study shows

Sound plays a significant and often poignant part of skateboarders' relationship with their sport, a new study published in Sport in Society shows.

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