2023年中考英语阅读理解-文章标题专项训练1

中考阅读专项 中考阅读专项-文章标题 专项训练1 (篇目1) Having video calls is normal in our daily life, but have you imagined being able to touch the person on the other end of the line? These days, a soft skin stretch device (SSD) has been invented by the researchers from the University of New South Wales, Australia. It is a new kind of haptic device which can recreate the sense of touch and make it possible for us to touch people through a video call. Haptic technology can mimics the experience of touch in ways that are similar in the real world. Today, vibration is the most common haptic technology and it has been built into many electronic device. At present, however, the haptic technology has great difficulty recreating the sense of touch with objects in virtual environments or at a distance, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead author of the study. Luckily, the research team introduced a new method to deal with the problem. The new technology can recreate the sense of touch through soft, man-made skin. “Our skin stretch device can be built into the finger parts of a haptic glove. It is like wearing a second skin —— it’s soft, stretchable and mimics the sense of touch. And it will make new forms of haptic communication to improve everyday activities.” said Thanh Nho Do, senior author of the study. It works like this: Imagine you are at home and you call your friend who is in Australia. You wear a haptic glove with the SSDs and your friend wears a glove with 3D force sensors. Then when your friend picks up an object, it will physically press against your friend fingers. And the glove with 3D force sensors will measure these interactions. After that, the force signals can be sent to your glove, making you experience the same sense of touch as your friend. The new haptic technology could be used in various situations, allowing users to feel objects inside a virtual world or at a distance. This could be especially helpful when people use video calls to stay connected with loved ones, it coul