Haptics, or the sense of touch, has played an important role in enhancing the versatility and
capabilities of robots. Tasks involving unstructured or changing environments can …

The study of skin biophysics has largely been driven by consumer goods, biomedical and
cosmetic industries which aim to design products that efficiently interact with the skin and/or …

The ability of hands and feet to convey skin thermal sensations is an important contributor to
our experience of the surrounding world. Surprisingly, the detailed topographical distribution …

The idea of the interaction between genes and environment in the formation of traits is an
important component of genetic literacy, because it explains the plastic nature of …

The core capabilities of soft grippers/soft robotic hands are grasping and manipulation. At
present, most related research often improves the grasping and manipulation performance …

Upon continued submersion in water, the glabrous skin on human hands and feet forms
wrinkles. The formation of these wrinkles is known to be an active process, controlled by the …

Winter's seminal work in the 1960s relating to providing an optimal level of moisture to aid
wound healing (granulation and re-epithelialisation) has been the single most effective …

Natural selection comes in degrees. Some biological traits are subjected to stronger
selective force than others, selection on particular traits waxes and wanes over time, and …

Real world environments, such as kitchens, present objects covered in viscous fluids: soap,
oil, water, etc. Understanding and designing for slippery and submerged contact, where fluid …

All organisms living on Earth, however different, share hundreds of complex traits inherited
from a common ancestor. The grand unification of biological sciences performed by the …