sagansense: How to Give Prosthetic Hands Touch Sense Although prosthetic hands give amputees a way to grasp objects, they do not offer a sense of touch. That means the person has to watch his or her robotic hand as it reaches to push or pick up an item. Now...

neuromorphogenesis: A blueprint for restoring touch with a prosthetic hand New research at the University of Chicago is laying the groundwork for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that one day could convey real-time sensory information to amputees via a direct...

neuromorphogenesis: “Pop, Pop, Pop.” She Heard Her Brain in Action In November of last year, Jan Scheuermann did something she never thought she would do again: She fed herself a piece of chocolate. For the last decade Scheuermann, 54, has been a prisoner in her own...

futurescope: Google Glass proof of concept – Philips Healthcare First healthcare wearable display proof of concept using Google Glass to send real time Philips Intellivue Solutions data. Join the conversation on LinkedIn Innovations in...