Jun Ueda, Georgia Tech (IMAGE) Georgia Institute of Technology Caption While wearing a glove with a vibrating fingertip designed to improve his sense of touch, Georgia Tech mechanical engineering assistant professor Jun Ueda performs a texture discrimination test. Preliminary test results show that healthy individuals performed statistically better on this type of task when mechanical vibration was applied by the glove. Credit Georgia Tech/Gary Meek Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.