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Artificial SkinTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1514, Segment 5

Jan 19, 2021 • 16m

Although unpleasant, pain is our skin's way to warn us of danger. Prosthetics, however, still can’t sense feelings like pain—until now. Madhu Bhaskaran, a professor of electronic and telecommunications engineering at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, led the effort to develop artificial skin that reacts to pain.

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