Researchers develop technology that uses pulses to send messages through the skin
Purdue University researchers have developed a method of sending messages in English by using vibrations on a person's skin.
Sep 5, 2018
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News tagged with vibration
Energy & Green Tech
Battery-free 'smart' toys move closer to commercial reality
Rubber duckies could soon be at the forefront of an electronic revolution. In ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, scientists report they have used specialized nanogenerators that gather energy from mechanical vibrations ...
May 9, 2018
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Robotics
To be fully immersive, sources of haptic stimulation in VR apps need to be shown, researchers find
A team of researchers at Microsoft has found that for physical stimulation techniques to work as hoped in virtual reality applications, the user needs to be shown the source of the stimulation. If they are not the group notes ...
Engineering
3-D printed active metamaterials for sound and vibration control
Researchers have been pushing the capabilities of materials by carefully designing precise structures that exhibit abnormal properties that can control acoustic or optical waves. However, these metamaterials are constructed ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Consumer & Gadgets
Feeling the mobility gap, Sunu Band to help blind and visually impaired
(Tech Xplore)—Wearables for the blind to improve their spatial awareness and navigation are always of interest and this month the Sunu Band is drawing keen interest among tech watchers for its capabilities.
Engineering
Team reduces structural vibrations with simple, groundbreaking device
A revolutionary portable device invented by Virginia Tech architecture professor Mehdi Setareh with help from students promises to make structural vibration-reducing technology universally accessible.
Feb 1, 2017
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New vibration-proof 'metamaterial' that could save premature babies' lives
There are 16,000 transfers of premature babies to medical facilities each year in the UK alone. The babies are often transported over large distances from rural to city locations over significant periods of time, in some ...
Jan 20, 2017
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Mystery solved: The case of the slipping finger
Haptics researchers have long known that applying ultrasonic vibrations to a flat, featureless glass plate makes it feel slippery. But they have also long debated why this occurs.
Aug 2, 2016
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Lattice structure absorbs vibrations
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a lattice structure capable of absorbing a wide range of vibrations while also being useful as a load-bearing component—for example, in propellers, rotors and rockets. It can absorb ...
Jul 29, 2016
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Team catalogs patterns of vibration on the skin of the hand that are part of how we sense the world through touch
Type an email on your computer. Raise a glass to your lips. Feel for the light switch in a dark room. Simple, everyday tasks can demand subtle interactions between our hands and our surroundings, but, surprisingly, much remains ...
Mar 28, 2016
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