Sensors that are worn on the skin could soon be powered by our own body heat.
Electrified Tattoos and Personalized Biosensors
Scientists developed a fully print-in-place electronics technique that is gentle enough to work on surfaces as delicate as human skin.
Bringing Robotic Sensors to Life
Physically connecting various sensors into a single intelligent system could bring AI closer to the sensing capacity of living creatures.
Invisible High-Resolution Fingerprint Sensors
A 0.2 mm thick sensor that can read fingerprints with incredible detail by detecting visible light reflected from the surface of the skin.
Integrating Wearable Medical Sensors into Clothing
Body area networks based on near-field communication technology allow for inconspicuous medical sensing.
Aqueous Electrolyte-Gated Organic Transistors as Pressure Sensors
Reseachers from ICMAB present their aqueous electrolyte-gated organic transistors.
Flexible and Durable Salinity Sensors
Reseachers from KAUST present their flexible and biofouling independent salinity sensors.
Soft Sensors for Human Motion Capture
Sensors that are promising for motion capture, and the development of health monitoring devices, surgical instruments, and human–machine interaction devices.
Bio-inspired Kirigami Architectures for Resilient Miniature Sensors
The mechanical cycling of a number of microscale 3D polymer‐based architectures is investigated.
Morning Ritual Inspires MOF-based Biosensors
Coffee-ring effect inspires oriented self-assembly of metal–organic frameworks for sweat biosensors.