How to Turn Sensitivity Into a Superpower, According to a Human Behavior Professor. My new book offers advice for building confidence, trusting your intuition, and banishing burnout.

In a new study published in Gut, he and his team developed a human microbiota modeling system capable of predicting each person's sensitivity to an emulsifier, using a simple stool sample.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new kind of electronic skin that stretches, bends, and senses touch and pressure with the same sensitivity as human skin.

In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on par” with how our brains perceive color ...

According to the authors, individual differences in sensitivity to light may be an important and underappreciated determinant of the circadian clock's role in human health and disease.

Super-sensitive touch. In a paper published in Materials Horizons, UC San Diego researchers tested whether human subjects could distinguish—by dragging or tapping a finger across the surface—between ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University have made strides in developing 3D-printed electronic skin that mimics the flexibility and sensitivity of human skin.