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UI&us is about User Interface Design, User Experience design and the cognitive psychology behind design in general. It's written by Keith Lang, co-founder of Skitch; now a part of Evernote.  His views and opinions are his own and do not represent in any way the views or opinions of any company. 

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Thursday
Dec182008

Touch Resolution

DateThursday, December 18, 2008 at 12:14PM


Here's a nice New York Times article on the study of haptics. The thing which caught my attention:
Scientists have determined that the human finger is so sensitive it can detect a surface bump just one micron high.

 

Wow. 
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1 micron! If that is the case, you wouldn't think it would take much energy to create bumps in a flat surface for feedback... glass is trickier... :P

January 10, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCris Pearson
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