Scientists from Singapore have developed "electronic skin" that is capable of being felt by people with dentures! This innovation, which scientists believe will help people with artificial prostheses to recognize objects and feel their texture, and even temperature as well as pain.

This skin of a scientist from Singapore was named "ACES" (Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin). "ACES skin" consists of up to a hundred small sensors and is the size of 1 square centimeter.

Scientists from the National University of Singapore say that this device can process information faster than the human nervous system and is capable of recognizing 20 to 30 different textures and can read the Braille alphabet - letters with more than 90 percent accuracy.

People have to "slide" their finger on the object to feel the texture, and even with just one touch, this skin can recognize textures of different strengths, says team leader Benjamin Tee, adding that artificial intelligence algorithms allow the device to learn quickly.

"When you lose your sense of touch, you feel numb." People who wear dentures have this problem. By creating an artificial version of the skin for their dentures, I can feel the warmth with my hand again and how soft or hard it is to hold in my hand, ”says Tee.

He adds that the concept is the result of inspiration from a scene from the Star Wars trilogy in which the character of Luke Skywalker loses his right arm and gains a robot with which he seems to be able to feel the touch.

The technology is still in the experimental phase but there is an extremely high interest, especially from the medical community, says Tee for this artificial skin "ACES"

His team has already invented transparent leather that can renew itself when torn and a material that emits light for electronic devices, says Tee.

He mentioned that the algorithms of artificial intelligence are responsible for the fact that their invention is able to "learn quickly". The demonstration shows how the device can recognize that the stress-relieving ball is soft and that the plastic ball is hard.

He added that everything is still in the experimental phase, but that there is great interest in their invention, especially in medical circles.

Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES) is the region’s leading event focusing on clean energy technology, policy and finance supported by leading government agencies, research institutes and industry in Singapore.

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