Scientists Create 'Electronic Skin' To Restore Sense of Pain

A prosthetic hand might look like a hand and move like a hand. But can it ever feel like a hand? Johns Hopkins University graduate student Luke Osborn says yes. As Faith Lapidus reports, Osborn has developed an "electronic skin" that can help amputees feel pressure and even pain - once more.

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Synthetic pain? Am I the only one who sees the potential for that technology getting used for some really fucked up shit