Scientists hope to insert the device into clothes.
and tablets, enabling users to transmit sensations to the wearer. By harnessing near-field communication, seen in electronic payment inA set of 32 actuators help to replicate the sensation of touch on the wearer's skin, while an interface allows users to adjust the frequency and amplitude of each actuator.
"We tailored the designs to maximize the sensory perception of the vibratory force delivered to the skin," explained John A. Rogers, professor of Materials Science andRogers, who is also professor of neurological surgery at theSchool of Medicine, said in a statement that people have tried to make similar technology, but they involved hindrances like wires or batteries.
Rogers said the equipment"could be very powerful for social interactions, clinical medicine and applications that we cannot conceive of today, beyond the obvious opportunities in gaming and entertainment."U.S. Army veteran Garrett Anderson, outreach coordinator at the University of Illinois'Veterans Center, lost his lower right arm at war and has a prosthetic limb. When he wore the patch on his upper right arm, he could feel the fingertips of his prosthetic hand.
By repeating this process, Rogers believes the brains of people like Anderson could one day be trained to have phantom sensations. The team is also working toward making the device thinner and lighter, and eventually implanting it in clothes.He added:"Currently, we're just using our eyes and our ears as the basis for those experiences. The community has been comparatively slow to exploit the body's largest organ: the skin.
A woman has a video call in her bedroom. Scientists have created a skin patch which can communication touch,
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