Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses. Now, ...

Caltech scientists have developed a method that detects tiny, imperceptible movements at the surface of objects to reveal ...

Scientists are exploring pig skin to gain a fuller understanding of how this process works. The result could mean uncovering ...

Emerging evidence supports the skin microbiome as a promising avenue for precision medicine in the treatment of dermatologic diseases.

“Many confounding factors in real life—including lifestyle, UV exposure, occupational hazards, and immune status—can ...

Researchers have discovered that tiny microscopic structures once believed to form before birth actually develop shortly afterward, and that a specific molecular signal drives the process. The finding ...

The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and grizzly bears—but, surprisingly, not monkeys. While it had been thought these ...

The takeaway: Researchers in China have developed an artificial skin that allows robots to sense pressure and respond in ways similar to living tissue, helping them avoid damage. The flexible ...

As wearable health monitoring advances, the demand for flexible pressure sensors that combine high sensitivity, full-range linearity, and medical-grade accuracy continues to grow. Now, researchers ...

As a kid of the 1970s, Mary Roach sat in front of the TV watching “The Six Million Dollar Man” promise a techno-rebirth. “We can rebuild him,” the narrator intoned. “Better than he was before. Better.