Touch

Science Daily: Humans can feel molecular differences between nearly identical surfaces - New study on the sensitivity of human touch could pave the way for advanced haptic technologies

summary - How sensitive is the human sense of touch? Sensitive enough to feel the difference between surfaces that differ by just a single layer of molecules, a team of researchers has shown. Researchers say this fundamental knowledge will be useful for developing electronic skin, prosthetics that can feel, advanced haptic technology for virtual and augmented reality and more.