It's the first sensation we feel, our most primal connection to others. Can implants and electrical signaling replicate the experience of touch? Research teams are exploring the possibilities—with startling results.
As scientists help an industrial worker regain his sense of touch through a prosthetic arm, we learn about the mechanics of human touch and why it’s so essential to our lives.
In modern society, it is possible to go shopping, work and communicate via the Internet without face-to-face contact with one another. To what extent do you think this is a positive or negative development?