A liquid-based, solar-powered soft robot has this writer dreaming of its potential applications in space explorations and beyond.
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Temporary light-emitting tattoos, anyone?
A new fabrication method allows researchers to create ultra-thin OLED materials that can be applied to the skin using temporary tattoo paper.
How do you sample blood in a non-invasive way?
Graphene-based biosensors incorporated in arrays of microneedles are emerging as an alternative to hypodermic needles and could be the next generation of blood sampling devices.
Flexible microtools for safer, more effective surgeries
Thanks to ultra-thin sensors and artificial muscles, future flexible microelectronics will be able to take on complex shapes to better interface with delicate biological tissues without causing damage.
An affordable, quantum‐limit‐approaching sensing chip for trace chemical analysis
Study shows improvements to chemical sensing chip that aims to quickly and accurately identify drugs and other trace chemicals.
Scientists discover role of protein in detecting the common cold virus
Scientists uncover how a sensor protein activates our immune system against the common cold. The findings may lead to more effective treatments of flu-like symptoms.
Grabbing viruses out of thin air
Developments in pathogen-detecting materials could provide an easy means of detecting viruses within public places.
Low temperature, scalable manufacturing of flexible energy harvesters
A simple approach to create high performance thermoelectric materials, which would allow one to turn their body heat into electricity.
What shapes can we make with liquid marbles?
Creating versatile liquid marbles, stabilized with polymeric plates for more durability and broader applications.
“Robotic snake” can grip and pick up objects
Researchers in Australia take inspiration from nature to create a soft-robotic gripper that moves away from the conventional hand-like design.
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