flacaltenn
Diamond Member
THIS is the kind of materials research that we need to stay economically competitive..
Only problem is -- it was done in Korea..
Cheap, Pressure-Sensing
We better focus on getting innovation fired up in this country and getting our kids into positions that contribute to REAL economic progress..
Only problem is -- it was done in Korea..
Cheap, Pressure-Sensing
In a series of demonstrations (published in Nature Materials), scientists at Seoul National Universitys Multiscale Biomimetic Systems Laboratory showed off a pressure-sensing membrane that is sensitive enough to feel the fall of water droplets, a human pulse in the wrist, and even the whisper-light tread of a lady-bug walking across the electronic skin.
True to its biomimetic creed, the group took its cue from the signal transduction systems found in the ear, intestines, and kidneynanoscopic hairs that interlock and produce signals by rubbing one another when their base membranes dent, ripple, or twist. They also added a self-assembly feature inspired by the locking mechanism on a beetles wing.
We better focus on getting innovation fired up in this country and getting our kids into positions that contribute to REAL economic progress..