Jun 20 2011
How the Brain Recognizes Its Body
How do we know which hands are own own? Scientists zero-in on the explanation.
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May 26 2011
How We ‘Feel the Noise’
Links in the brain can connect the sensations of sound and touch.
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May 19 2011
Remote Follows Your Thumb’s Shadow
Touch-screen is handy, but who wants to paw at a TV screen? A new device lets you put your thumb in two places at once.
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May 12 2011
How to Make a Human Antenna
What if you could control every appliance in your home with one hand? With this technology, you just might be able to.
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May 10 2011
Next-Generation Tag: Sneaky e-Shirts
An LED display woven into a T-shirt is adding a high-tech twist to a playground favorite.
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Mar 28 2011
Wi-Fi Cars Hitting the Information Superhighway
Consumers are warning to the notion of being connected to the Internet through their cars.
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Mar 08 2011
‘Frozen Smoke’ to Lend Robots a Soft Touch
Strips of light-as-air aerogel could be used in robotic fingers and hands to make them super sensitive.
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Oct 25 2010
Robot Grip Can Lift Eggs as Well as Steel Beams
A stress ball-like robotic hand has a delicate, yet very firm touch.
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Oct 07 2010
Need Directions? Pull My Finger
It's no joke: This new device could eventually replace the GPS on your dashboard to guide you from one place to another.
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Sep 29 2010
Morphing, Stretchable Phones Are Being Tested
Nokia is working on thin, flexible phones that conform to any shape.
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