If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb — or delicately handle an egg while cooking you an omelet — it needs to be able to sense when objects are slipping out of its grasp. Yet to date... Read more
UH Researchers Discover New Form of Stretchable Electronics, Sensors and Skins A team of researchers from the University of Houston has reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics tha... Read more
A soft, stick-on patch collects, analyzes and wirelessly transmits a variety of health metrics from the body to a smartphone A new, electronic skin microsystem tracks heart rate, respiration... Read more
The ability of some animals, including chameleons, octopus, and squid, to change their skin colour for camouflage, temperature control, or communication is well known. While science has been... Read more
Electronic-skin prototypes are stretchy, thin films that can sense temperature, pressure and even monitor blood oxygen or alcohol levels. But most of these devices are missing a key feature... Read more
Flexible sensors have been developed for use in consumer electronics, robotics, health care, and space flight. Future possible applications could include the creation of ‘electronic skin’ an... Read more
Touch can be a subtle sense, but it communicates quickly whether something in our hands is slipping, for example, so we can tighten our grip. For the first time, scientists report the develo... Read more
The ultimate wearable device is one where you can forget it is being worn, and no one knows you are wearing it. There’s a lot of research being done right now in the field of wearable electr... Read more
For detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI. But scientists are now developing an “electronic skin” that “feels” and... Read more
A new wearable sensor stores and transmits motion data and delivers drugs Researchers have created a wearable device that is as thin as a temporary tattoo and can store and transmit data abo... Read more
If scientists learn how to attach e-skin to prosthetic limbs, people with amputations might once again be able to feel changes in their environments. Using tiny gold particles and a kind of... Read more
UCLA device is a step toward video displays and phones that could swell or shrink. Stretchable electronics promise video displays that could be rolled up and tucked into a shirt pocket, or c... Read more