A scalable method for fabricating electronic whiskers (e-whiskers)—a class of electronic skin—for sensing a variety of external stimuli, including proximity, texture mapping, surface roughness, material stiffness, force, and temperature.
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Results for "sensors"
Shining a Light on the Nicobar Pigeon
The iridescence of Nicobar pigeon plumage is put under the microscope.
Copper Nanowire Hedgehogs: Nature-Inspired SERS Substrates
A broadband visible-light-driven photocatalytic SERS platform with the CuO nanowires (NWs)/Cu2O hetero-nanostructures as the backbone.
Thermal Insulation: As Stealthy as a Polar Bear
Replicating the hollow structure of polar bear hairs allows an insulating material to provide thermal management with stealth applications.
Engineering Digest: Featuring Materials Made via 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Quantum Dots, and More
This month’s Advanced Engineering Materials covers and top papers!
Liquid Crystal/Hydrogel Biosensor Arrays
Biosensor arrays facbricated from two intertwinned polymeric networks.
Printing Touch Sensing Capabilities
Researchers create soft robots that can sense touch, pressure, movement and temperature.
Robust Electronic Skin
Robust electronic skin by utilizing supramolecular chemistry to produce a tough, self-healing elastic material.
Bending Sensor Foils
A sensor foil made from polymers withstands bending to a radius of 11 mm, and elongation by 1.4% without losing functionality.
Sowing the First Seeds for Edible Electronics
The first seeds towards non-invasive edible electronics are sown.
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