Glove that Vibrates Fingertip Could Improve One's Sense of Touch 
From: Georgia Tech - 08/04/2011

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a glove
with a special fingertip designed to improve the wearer's sense of touch.
Applying a small vibration to the side of the fingertip improves tactile
sensitivity and motor performance, according to their research results. 

"This device may one day be used to assist individuals whose jobs require
high-precision manual dexterity or those with medical conditions that reduce
their sense of touch," said Jun Ueda, an assistant professor in the George W.
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. 

"The future of this research may lead to the development of a novel
orthopedic device that can help people with peripheral nerve damage resume
their daily activities or improve the abilities of individuals with jobs that
require skills in manipulation or texture discrimination," said Ueda. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=69170

Links:
Jun Ueda
http://www.me.gatech.edu/faculty/ueda.shtml

Minoru Shinohara
http://www.ap.gatech.edu/Shino/index.php

Wearable Sensorimotor Enhancer for a Fingertip Based on Stochastic Resonance
https://ras.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/abstract.pl?ConfID=34&Number=1471

A little vibration makes for a keener sense of touch 
http://machinedesign.com/article/a-little-vibration-makes-for-a-keener-sense-of-touch-0908

Vibrating Glove Could Lead to Gains in Surgical Precision
http://www.mddionline.com/article/vibrating-glove-could-lead-gains-surgical-precision

Vibrating Glove Puts Advances in Therapy, Surgical Precision in Reach
http://www.mddi-digital.com/mddi/201109?pg=18#pg18