Engineers from Northwestern University have developed a flexible device you can wear on your fingertip like a Band-Aid to feel the sensation of interacting with textured and patterned surfaces on a ...

From virtual reality to rehabilitation and communication, haptic technology has revolutionized the way humans interact with the digital world. While early haptic devices focused on single-sensory cues ...

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...

Woojer, the world’s leading wearable haptic technology brand, has announced the launch of the highly anticipated Series 4 Vest and Strap, the next evolution of its groundbreaking wearable haptic ...

While sitting on the skin, a compact device that applies force in any direction to generate a variety of sensations. Professors John Rogers, Yonggang Huang, and J. Edward Colgate; Postdoctoral ...

A new haptic ring for VR is trying to solve a stubborn problem, virtual touch still feels flat. Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University, EPFL, and Istanbul Technical University built an ...

Marcia O’Malley, the Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor in Engineering and professor and chair of mechanical engineering at Rice University. Haptic devices, which enable communication through touch ...