I got up early in Las Vegas to check out Afference, and I’m glad I did. In a suite at the Venetian during the CES 2024 tech trade show, founders Jacob Segil and Dustin Tyler showed me how they create ...

We hear a lot about artificial hips and knees, but finger joints? They do exist, but their fit and functionality is limited. Germany's Fraunhofer research group aims to change that, with artificial ...

image: Can the human brain think of an independent, artificial appendage as its own? While many studies have explored this question, the artificial limbs used in them have been operated by an existing ...

An artificial finger can identify different materials with more than 90 per cent accuracy by sensing their surface. The technology could be useful for automating robotic manufacturing tasks, such as ...

The likelihood of two human fingerprints being identical is extremely low—about 1 in 640 billion. Even identical twins, despite sharing the same genetic information, have unique fingerprints. A new ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A finger joint replacement involves removing a damaged or worn joint from the finger and putting in an artificial one. Also called an arthroplasty, this type of surgery is most commonly used in cases ...