Raising hopes of thousands of physically disabled people who have lost their arm, European scientists are developing an artificial limb that can actually feel. Researchers are working on a breakthrough in artificial limb technology, a prosthetic hand that can actually feel, under the Smart Hand project, which is funded by the European Union. They have already produced a prototype of the motorised prosthetic hand that gives unprecedented sensory feedback. When an amputee imagines moving a phantom hand, signals are sent down through nerve fibres in the remaining part of the amputated arm to activate muscles that would have moved the fingers. According to reports, the Phantom Hand will be commercially available within two years.