Science news articles about 'touch sense'

U-M study finds new evidence that touch-sensing nerve cells may fuel tinnitus. Future treatments may target these cells.

... when people carry out specific tasks, such as using their vision and touch senses to explore natural and non natural ... to what is happening in a person's brain when they see or touch the surface. Once this is understood it should be possible ...

... market a new notebook PC employing an optical sensor LCD for the touchpad. Its new touch-sensing recognition method allows handwritten ...

... to light explaining how injured skin cells and touch-sensing nerve fibers coordinate their regeneration ... in live animals and measure their regeneration. Detection of touch stimuli, such as pressure, temperature, and noxious chemicals ...

ATLANTA, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Researchers at Georgia Tech say a newly developed glove with a special vibrating fingertip can improve the wearer's sense of touch.

... forward are among the many possible applications of Touché, a new sensing technique developed by a team at Disney ... , and Carnegie Mellon University. Touché is a form of capacitive touch sensing, the same principle underlying ...

... ?" Botanicus Interactus is built upon capacitive touch sensing, the same principle underlying the touchscreens ... algorithms are used to recognize frequency changes associated with touches in particular locations on the plant. "Giving plants ...

... whenever LEDs at the ports lit up, the researchers implanted an array of tiny stimulating electrodes into the touch-sensing part of each rat's brain ...