New method combines precision printing of stretchable conductive inks with pick-and-place of electronic components to make flexible, wearable sensors Human skin must flex and stretch to accommodate the body’s every move. Anything…
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Dissolving Electronics for Eco-friendly disposal, Data security and Healthcare
Researchers from the University of Houston and China have reported a new type of electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere. The work…
New App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health
Effectiveness of the app, which measures pressure waveforms of blood flow through the cardiovascular system, demonstrated in clinical trials In a proof-of-concept clinical trial, engineers at Caltech, Huntington Medical Research Institute, and…
New technology could revolutionise smartphone use
An innovative technology, created by researchers at the University of St Andrews, can allow your smartphone to carry out a range of tasks just by recognising the surface it is sitting on….
New soft robots really suck
EPFL scientists have created the first functional robot powered entirely by vacuum: made up of soft building blocks, it moves by having air sucked out of them. The robot can be reconfigured…