When we listen to a moving piece of music or feel the gentle pulse of a haptic vibration, our bodies react before we ...

Researchers examine how the human skin responds to various stimuli, finding touch prompts the strongest nervous system response. Despite this, participants perceive sound as more arousing. This study ...

By weaving magnet-responsive fibers into fabric, scientists have created textiles that move, flex, and feel, bringing ...

"Mechanical stimuli from a cell's microenvironment are also potent regulators of many fundamental cell processes, including growth, death, differentiation and migration," said Charlie Gersbach, the ...