In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence have unveiled a technique for creating lifelike robotic skin ...

Researchers in Japan are exploring a future where the body itself becomes a health monitor, no screens or batteries required.

In a new study, researchers have managed to curb skin cancer. The study was conducted on artificial human skin. By using artificial human skin, a research group from the University of Copenhagen have ...

Robots could soon be cloaked in human-like synthetic skin, similar to the cyborg assassin of the "Terminator" movie franchise, after Stanford University researchers developed an ultra-realistic, ...

Implanted living skin-based biosensors offer a breakthrough in inflammation tracking, providing real-time biomarker ...

Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture. It’s able to stretch and spring back, time and again. And it provides a barrier between the body and bad things in the ...

Bio-engineered skin grafts can play an important role in the treatment of burn victims. Researchers at the University of ...

In the middle of the night, when stumbling into the kitchen for a glass of water, I rely on touch. Even in the dark, my fingers can feel the handrails—alerting me to a flight of stairs—the walls, the ...

Our skin is a natural wonder of bioengineering. The largest organ in the body, it’s a waterproof defense system that protects against infections. It’s packed with sweat glands that keep us cool in ...

The study has been published in Science Signaling and looks at what actually happens when a cell turns into a cancer cell. “We have been studying one of the cells’ signalling pathways, the so-called ...