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 ...

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 ...

It's perhaps the most defining trope of the many Mission: Impossible movies: Someone mistakes a character for a certain person, until that individual's hyper-realistic mask gets ripped off. Surprise!

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 ...

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 ...

They’re not just for Halloween anymore. Expensive, realistic masks — the kind that are the hit of the costume party — are increasingly being used out of season, and not always for laughs. A white bank ...

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 ...

Researchers asked participants to look at pairs of photographs and decide which showed a normal face and which showed a person wearing a mask. Surprisingly, participants made the wrong call in one in ...