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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., & LONDON, Oct. 29 -- Researchers at MIT and University College London have linked "hands across the water" in the first transatlantic touch, literally feeling each other’s manipulations of a small box on a computer screen. Potential applications abound. "In addition to sound and vision, virtual reality programs could include touch as well," said Mandayam A. Srinivasan, director of MIT’s Touch Lab and leader of the MIT team. Imagine the benefits of haptic (touch) feedback for a surgeon practicing telemedicine. Or how about artists from around the world collaborating on a...Read full article

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    Published: October 2002
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