Charles Dhong1
University of Delaware1
Haptic devices have wide ranging applications, from entertainment in virtual reality, to accessibility aids, and even to advance basic knowledge in sensory biology. Here, show approaches from materials chemistry could be used to improve the quality, range, or portability of haptic devices. We highlight some of our work which show that humans are sensitive by touch to molecular scale changes in surfaces and also examine opportunities for materials innovation from the stimuli responsive and wearables community. We also introduce goals and research overlaps for the symposium to connect members of the materials research community to the haptics community.