Traditional methods for replicating textures involve using specialized tactile sensors—such as GelSight, developed at MIT—that physically touch an object to capture its surface microgeometry ...

Tactile texture relates to an actual feeling of a surface — rough, smooth, soft, hard — whereas visual texture is one’s perception of what the texture may feel like.

Dbrand’s new glow-in-the-dark skins have a circuit board texture you can feel The company is using a three-dimensional UV printer to make the designs look and feel more like an actual circuit board.

For flooring, a carpet can not only make a room feel more cozy, comforting and inviting through tactile texture, but it can also provide a chance to get truly creative with color and material.

Fashion’s Next Status Symbol Is Texture. From fuzzy mohair blends to multidimensional tweeds, tactile textiles have overtaken luxury branding as the ultimate style flex.

A novel algorithm created by Disney Research has made it possible to develop tactile rendering of 3D features and textures on the smooth surface of touch screen telephones. By altering the friction ...