Singapore researchers say they have developed a form of “electronic skin” that can recreate a sense of touch. The developers hope their invention will give people with prosthetic hands the ability to identify different objects. A team from the National University of Singapore created the skin device, which measures 1 square centimeter. The system contains 100 small sensors that attempt to recreate things like texture, temperature and even pain. The researchers call the device Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, or ACES. They say it can process information faster than the human nervous system.
Title: ‘Electronic Skin’ Developed to Recreate Sense of Touch
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data-end-time='32063'>A team from the National University of Singapore created the skin device, which measures 1 square centimeter.</span> <span data-start-time='32063' data-end-time='44271'>The system contains 100 small sensors that attempt to recreate things like texture, temperature and even pain.</span> <span data-start-time='44271' data-end-time='53396'>The researchers call the device Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, or ACES.</span> <span data-start-time='53396' data-end-time='60854'> They say it can process information faster than the human nervous system.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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