The ideal material for interfacing electronics with living tissue is soft, stretchable, and just as water-loving as the tissue itself—in short, a hydrogel. Semiconductors, the key materials for bioelectronics such as pacemakers, biosensors, and drug […]
Researchers at Tampere University have developed the world’s first soft touchpad that can sense the force, area and location of contact without electricity. The device utilizes pneumatic channels, enabling its use in environments such as […]
Today’s 3D printers make it fairly easy to conjure, say, a chess set into existence. But these printers are largely fixed in place. So if someone wants to add 3D-printed elements to a room—a footrest […]
Recent technological advances have opened new valuable opportunities for assisting senior adults and individuals with physical disabilities. For instance, they have enabled the development of new interactive systems designed that can assist users with everyday […]
If a phone or other electronic device were made of soft materials, how would that change its use? Would it be more durable? If hospital health monitoring equipment were made of less rigid components, would […]
Two new kinds of on-skin electronics created by Cornell University researchers allow users to build and customize them directly on the body—with potential applications in biometric sensing, medical monitoring, interactive prosthetic makeup and more.This article […]
A breakthrough in hybrid patch technology promises to prevent cracks while maintaining robust adhesion without the use of chemical adhesives. This innovation is anticipated to drive advancements in wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) equipment, and […]
Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are neuromorphic transistors made of carbon-based materials that combine both electronic and ionic charge carriers. These transistors could be particularly effective solutions for amplifying and switching electronic signals in devices designed […]
Sometimes, we try to capture a QR code with a good digital camera on a smartphone, but the reading eventually fails. This usually happens when the QR code itself is of poor image quality, or […]
Multimaterial 3D printing enables makers to fabricate customized devices with multiple colors and varied textures. But the process can be time-consuming and wasteful because existing 3D printers must switch between multiple nozzles, often discarding one […]
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