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Nanowire Skin May Grant Robots a (Very Limited) Sense of Touch

Researchers at Cal Berkeley have come up with a new nanowire "skin" prototype that some are touting as either a future robotic skin or prosthetic. That might be overly optimistic, but it is a very promising technology.READ»

Six Fascinating Things Online this Week

Watch Those Fingers Imagine you had the opportunity to meet President Obama in Prague this week. Now imagine that you had no idea who he was, and so you decided to stick your fingers in his nose and eyes. Such are the joys of ...READ»

Would you play a one-string guitar?

You don’t have to be a guitar player to know that a musician would not opt for a one-string guitar, in lieu of the standard six-string instrument ( original article, Virginia Griffin and inspired by Ian Prinsloo, former Artistic ...READ»