Robots could soon have a softer, more human touch thanks to optical pressure sensors embedded in an artificial "skin." Robots are hardly known for their gentle actions -- it's either on or off, so to ...

Apple is working on new fingerprint sensing technology that could work through an iPhone display by taking advantage of off-axis angular light. In a new patent application, Apple hones in on optical ...

Nanomade, a pioneer in ultra-sensitive quantum-based deformation sensing technology, announces a breakthrough new product developed with PolyIC, a leading provider of printed electronics solutions, to ...

The transparent Force & Touch film can be laminated beneath existing display or interface assemblies, avoiding the need for ...

A team from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany have developed a novel thumb-shaped touch sensor capable of resolving the force of a contact, as well as its direction, over the ...

Apple is working on in-screen fingerprint technology for the iPhone 13, a feature that would be available right alongside Face ID as a secondary biometric option, according to The Wall Street ...

Apple is researching a version of Touch ID would use sensors behind an OLED screen rather than via a specific button — and Apple includes a laptop in its examples of touchscreen devices. "This relates ...

Touch controls have become ubiquitous with the advent of smartphones. These days, the average child will try to operate something by touching or swiping since they’re accustomed to tablets and even ...

Integrating an optical touch switch in their compact, surface-mount packages, the SFH7740 and SFH7741 proximity sensors use distance measurements to detect a mobile device’s operating status without ...