[Tom’s Guide has this short report on a new artificial skin technology that could significantly enhance presence experiences in the future. The original story includes a 0:32 minute video, and coverage in Digital Trends adds this: “The artificial skin is stretchable as well as flexible and can be stretched up to four times its original length. That means it should be able to withstand the rigors of daily movements, so it could be developed into a tool for patients who have lost their sense of touch. It could also be used to create highly immersive VR experiences.” –Matthew]

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New wearable skin lets you touch things in VR and be touched, too

Feels natural without electronic vibrations

By Jesus Diaz
October 1, 2019

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne have invented an ultra-thin second skin that can deform and adapt to your moving body.… read more. “New wearable skin lets you touch things in VR and be touched, too”

[Although disturbing, this story from Futurism is about an interesting application of presence. –Matthew]

Meet the Doctor Who’s Livestreaming Human Autopsies

This doctor had an oddball idea: Start broadcasting human autopsies on facebook live.

By Dan Robitzski
September 25 2019

A bloody online video shows a doctor slicing into a human cadaver’s scalp, peeling back the skin, cutting open the skull with a brutally whining saw, and removing its brain. He holds the brain up for the camera to see, all the while explaining the process to a live online audience.

The cadaver’s face was covered by a towel, so by the end of the stream all the audience could see was a closeup of the inside of a skull that was so empty it no longer seemed like part of a human. The Twitch-style comments section was teeming with viewers sharing thoughts and questions.… read more. “Meet the doctor who’s livestreaming human autopsies”