Tag Archive for 'Touch'

The skin-like sensing prototype device, made with stretchable electronics. Image credit: RMIT University.

Newly-Developed Electronic Artificial Skin Can Sense Touch, Pain and Heat

Sep 8, 2020 by News Staff

A team of researchers at RMIT University has developed electronic artificial skin that mimics the human body’s near-instant feedback response and can...

Piezo proteins transduce physical forces and are activated by mechanical indentation and stretching of cell membranes. By reconstituting these channels in lipid bilayers, Syeda et al show that Piezo 1 channels are stimulated in the absence of other cellular components via a variety of methods, including osmotic imbalance and membrane perturbation. Image credit: Syeda et al, doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.10.033.

Researchers Discover How Piezo Protein Senses Touch

Nov 15, 2016 by News Staff

A new study published in the journal Cell Reports reveals that a protein called Piezo 1 is directly responsible for sensing touch. Knowledge about Piezo...