For those times, a simple rubber band can really come in handy. If you've ever used a rubber thimble, you know that the extra grip on your finger makes it much easier to separate sheets of paper ...

If you shoot a rubber band off your thumb, why doesn't it hit your thumb? The answer, it turns out, involves some pretty serious physics.

Rubber finger probes sense of touch. By Max Glaskin. 1 August 2007 What is it about a cat’s fur that makes us want to stroke it, and how do you create a rubbery grip ...

How do you convince someone that a finger they can’t see or feel – one they don’t even know is there – is actually part of their body? Turns out it’s all in the wrist. The technique is a ...