Tag: FINGER

Explaining the size of an object has often been an inexact science, but, according to Wired, the Smart Fingers concept could change that. A pair of plastic tubes that slide onto your finger and thumb (or any finger, really), the Smart Fingers measure the distance between each them by beaming a signal from one finger to the other. Finally, we'll know how big "This big!" really is. The measurement, ...

For just a second, imagine losing the very tool you use to make your livelihood. That sinking feeling in your gut is exactly how Maria Antonia Iglesias, a Spanish concert pianist, felt when she lost all of her fingers in 2003 after developing a health problem. But thanks to a medical and technological breakthrough, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for her -- and possibly others, too. ...