The word haptic, from the Greek: ἁπτικός (haptikos), means “pertaining to the sense of touch” and comes from the Greek verb ἅπτεσθαι haptesthai, meaning “to contact” or “to touch”.
Haptic technology will be more remarkable than any breakthrough in the past technology
Haptic technology will change the way we live and interact with technology in the future. As mobile devices to act more like an extension of our body, so that the connected smart devices will act as an extension of our environments, allowing us to control the world around us in a unimaginable way.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: €822 million in 2021
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European Innovation Scoreboard 2021
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6G technology will bring haptic internet, mobile edge computing and holographic communications
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Night vision forever with ultra-thin film
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A green material with many properties
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Printed electronics offer the advantage of flexibility and low cost
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New mediums of communication using haptic technology
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