Engineers have developed the first full, three-dimensional (3D), dynamic simulation of a rat's complete whisker system, offering rare, realistic insight into how rats obtain tactile information.

Weizmann Institute researchers use AI models to show the act of 'whisking' allows mice to generate sounds that, encoded in ...

Using composite films of carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticles, researchers have created e-whiskers – tactile sensors that resemble those of cats and rats. The whiskers respond to even the ...

Nanotechnology researchers from the Berkeley Lab and the University of California Berkeley have developed highly tactile sensors that that work like cat whiskers and could be used to help robots ...

Your cat’s facial hair is, by all accounts, like a miniature broom. Also called “vibrissae” or tactile hairs, whiskers are two to three times thicker than regular cat hair and have roots ...

When most people think of whiskers, they think of cats — even the most straightforward drawing of a cat often includes long whiskers — but did you know that dogs have whiskers too?

Thus, the whisker follicle with its numerous Merkel cells and exquisite sensitivity is biologically analogous to the human fingertip. To study the conveyance of tactile signals, Gu's team studied ...

She says whiskers are “sensory organs,” even if we don’t typically think of them this way. They are also known as vibrissae or tactile hairs. The whiskers near the cat's nose and mouth are especially ...

Canines have protruding stiff hairs from the side of their muzzles that resemble a human beard, but dog whiskers are much more complex in their functionality when compared to the stubble humans sport.