A recent spate of thefts in Jiangsu province and Shanghai involving hyper-realistic silicone face masks has ignited a debate about the legality of these products. Authorities in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, ...

It’s easy to spot someone wearing a mask, right? Well, new research suggests that it can be much harder than you think. Masks are a great way to help actors get into character and scare young children ...

Hyper-realistic silicone masks are now being made so realistic that one in five people cannot distinguish them from a real person's face in split-second situations, a study has found. The creepy face ...

SOME masks are so realistic that people frequently cannot tell them apart from human faces, a University of York study has found. Participants were fooled by the masks in a fifth of cases, researchers ...

A burgeoning grey market in silicone masks that “can make you look like anyone, including celebrities” has emerged in China. On the country’s largest e-commerce platform Taobao, the lifelike disguises ...

But the men beneath the silicone masks ask that you keep an open mind. “The serial killer comments get a little old,” says one. Aaron has always been fascinated by masks. It started as an obsession ...

Scientists have created creepy hyper-realistic masks, which they claim are 'more believable than human faces.’ The silicone masks were created by researchers from the University of York and University ...

The masks are created by US based sculptor Landon Meier An artist's lifelike masks are proving to be a source of trauma for the internet. American sculptor Landon Meier is known for making ...

The masks are all made by artist Landon Meier from the company Hyperflesh. He creates them by making digital 3D renders using reference photos from various different angles. Sculptures are then 3D ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. The wily ...