Chinese researchers have developed a novel "e-skin" that allows robots to mimic our ability to touch and feel pain.

Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

If you accidentally put your hand on a hot object, you'll naturally pull it away fast, before you have to think about it.

Robots are starting to flinch. New generations of electronic skin can register heat, pressure and even damaging force, then ...

Feeling warm or cold doesn’t just register on the skin—it changes how connected we feel to our own bodies. Research shows ...

New research reveals that warmth, experienced through touch like a hug, significantly enhances bodily self-awareness and ...

According to the researchers, their new neuromorphic robotic e-skin is based on a structure inspired by the human nervous ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has spent his career cataloging the neurons beneath everyday sensations. Like ...

The spine's fascinating role in how we sense cold By Bronwyn Thompson August 08, 2025 Scientists discover the dedicated skin-to-brain circuit for how we feel and process cold Created by ChatGPT 5.0 ...

Skin-to-skin care in preterm infants born before 32 weeks was linked to measurable differences in brain development. Longer cuddle sessions were associated with signs of brain growth in regions tied ...

My three sons are nearly all teenagers, but I remember the minutes immediately after each child’s birth as sharply as if the boys had entered the world this morning. Receiving my new babies into my ...