The human fingertip is an exquisitely sensitive instrument for perceiving objects in our environment via the sense of touch. A team of Chinese scientists has mimicked the underlying perceptual ...

LEEDS, England - Australian swimmer Jessica Smith has had an uneasy relationship with prosthetics since a childhood accident, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While we’ve seen some extraordinary prosthetics recently—including one that is a real steampunk dream come true—a Ukranian company ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A San Diego-based bionic company has unveiled a new prosthetic hand that doesn't just grip, but feels as well. The company’s ...

At 18, Jamie Grohsong was living a dream many young athletes chase for years. He was a three-time all-conference shortstop, a Division I college prospect and a player who lived for the game. Then one ...

What if, instead of using X-rays or ultrasound, we could use touch to image the insides of human bodies and electronic devices? In a study publishing in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science on ...

A group of researchers from Wiyu University in China debuted a new device that centers on multiple touches or pokes on different surfaces to create a 3D render of its surface and subsurface. This is ...

For the first time, a person with an arm amputation can manipulate each finger of a bionic hand as if it was his own. Thanks to revolutionary surgical and engineering advancements that seamlessly ...

An amputee has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a new full length 3D printed bionic arm allowing him to ...