IN the realm of personal protective equipment, protective gloves offer the first line of defense against an array of hazards. Most often, they are used to protect the hands against scrapes, cuts, ...

Heated gloves are made with an internal heating element that keeps hands and fingers warm even in the coldest winter months.

An electronic glove that can turn American Sign Language gestures into spoken words or text–designed to help the deaf communicate more easily with the hearing world–is under development. Researcher ...

While we can counter the deterioration of sight and hearing with glasses and hearing aids, few tools exist for combating a degenerating sense of touch. A common ailment among stroke patients and the ...

A conventional prosthetic hand may enable functions such as the ability to grip, but it lacks qualities of softness, warmth, appearance, and sensory perception, including detection of pressure, ...

If you've ever asked "are electric hand warmers worth it?" you're in exactly the right place. I'm one of those people who loses circulation in their hands, even in the middle of summer. I also live in ...

Winter’s here, so people are looking for ways to stay toasty in the cold. And our extremities, like our hands, get especially cold in the winter, according to experts we spoke to. Shoppers have been ...

A new technique uses a glove on the unaffected hand to send electrical stimulation to nerves in the stroke-affected hand. Researchers report that the best improvement was noted in patients who had ...