Researchers based out of the Human Computer Integration Lab at the University of Chicago’s Computer Science Department are working on a new form of haptic feedback technology that uses specific chemicals to simulate various sensations in VR, from heat and cold to numbness, stinging, and tingling.
These futuristic wearables can be worn anywhere on the body so long as it’s touching the wearer’s skin.
Composed of silicone patches and micropumps, these “topical stimulants” distribute five different chemicals upon contact with the skin.
Capsaicin is used to simulate heat, menthol for cold, lidocaine to numb, sanshool to deliver a tingling sensation and cinnamaldehyde, which creates a stinging sensation.
Researchers based out of the Human Computer Integration Lab at the University of Chicago’s Computer Science Department are working on a new form of haptic feedback technology that uses specific chemicals to simulate various sensations in VR, from heat and cold to numbness, stinging, and tingling.
These futuristic wearables can be worn anywhere on the body so long as it’s touching the wearer’s skin.
Composed of silicone patches and micropumps, these “topical stimulants” distribute five different chemicals upon contact with the skin.
Capsaicin is used to simulate heat, menthol for cold, lidocaine to numb, sanshool to deliver a tingling sensation and cinnamaldehyde, which creates a stinging sensation.
