New "Electronic Skin" for Prosthetics, Robotics From: Bioscience Technology - 12/10/2014 Scientists report the development of a stretchable “electronic skin” closely modeled after our own that can detect not just pressure, but also what direction it’s coming from. The study on the advance, which could have applications for prosthetics and robotics. The researchers designed a wearable artificial skin made out of tiny domes that interlock and deform when poked or even when air is blown across it. It could sense the location, intensity and direction of pokes, air flows and vibrations. The scientists conclude that their advance could potentially be used for prosthetic limbs, robotic skins and rehabilitation devices. Read the entire article at: http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2014/12/new-%E2%80%98electronic-skin%E2%80%99-prosthetics-robotics http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/12/electronic-%E2%80%98skin%E2%80%99-prosthetics-detects-pressure-different-directions Link: Hyunhyub Ko https://www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu/alumni/alumni_zoom?PersonID=1216919944&rurl=&URLnode=94