Banana Fingers: MIT Develops Robotic Glove or Assistive Hand Movement and Sensing Experience

Medicine & Technology May 03, 2022

MIT CSAIL scholars developed a robotic glove for the rehabilitation of patients with hand and finger injuries. Learn more about how the soft robotic device works.

PPEs, Gloves, Masks Used for Protection Against COVID-19: How are They Contributing to the Current Garbage Crisis?

Sep 19, 2021

Apprehensions that COVID-19 infection could be spread through the surface have led to a stigma around the management and handling of trash, specifically including personal protective equipment or PPEs, gloves, and masks.

COVID-19 PPE Waste Harming Animals Everywhere, Plastic Waste to Increase By 2030

Mar 31, 2021

The increasing amount of COVID-19 PPE waste is harming the environment and the wildlife. The new review talks about reports of animals entangled and trapped in discarded PPEs.

Tiktok Video: Surgeon Explains Why Wearing Gloves Won't Protect From Coronavirus

Apr 06, 2020

Dr. Karan Raj shared a video on TikTok to explain why people should refrain from wearing gloves in public. All the while thinking it is protecting us, it could also be the reason for the contamination and spread of germs. He argues that germs will only accumulate on whatever the gloves touch, which is why it would be better to hand regularly wash to eliminate the bacteria on your hands.

Fits Like an E-Glove

Sep 11, 2019

What looks like an ordinary surgical glove might be revamped e-glove that can aid prosthetic hand users.

Recently Invented Gecko Gloves Excite both Children and NASA

Dec 23, 2014

Stanford Graduate student Elliot Hawkes took on the task of creating a Gecko-inspired controllable adhesive for part of his dissertation project. The resulting product is causing excitement far beyond the mechanical engineering department at Stanford.