A research team, including Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science ...

Motion capture technology is a key enabler for the digitalization of the human body in VR/AR/MR, film production, and sports rehabilitation, and has attracted broad interdisciplinary attention.

Researchers have developed a flexible optical touch sensor that can simultaneously detect the strength and location of pressure with high sensitivity and stability. The advance in tactile sensing ...

(Nanowerk News) The rapid development of ultra-thin electronic skins (e-skins) – also called epidermal electronics or electronic tattoos – is opening new realms of possibility for flexible and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Because it is easily available, low-cost, insulating, flexible, and portable, paper has been recognized as a particular class of supporting matrix for accommodating biological or ...

Wearable sensors track body signals in real time, enabling disease detection, monitoring, and use across clinics, remote care ...

In the world of mass-market wrist-based wearables, blood pressure sensing is being seen as the next holy grail for health monitoring. Samsung has already rolled out blood pressure sensing on its ...

What prosthetic limbs can do these days is nothing short of miraculous, and can change the life of an amputee in so many ways. But no matter what advanced sensors and actuators are added to the ...

How tactile sensing is solving real-world challenges in medicine, transportation, defense, and consumer products. Examples of innovative applications improving safety, performance, and user experience ...