Caltech researchers are touting an “electronic skin” (e-skin) applied to real skin that can monitor health indicators with fuel from the body’s own waste products instead of batteries. The e-skin, made from soft, flexible rubber, can be embedded with sensors for monitoring heart rate, body temperature, blood sugar levels and metabolic byproducts that are health […]
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This artificial skin can sense temperature changes
Engineers and scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and ETH Zurich have developed a temperature detecting artificial skin that could be used for prosthetic limbs in amputees. A team led by Chiara Daraio at Caltech created a material from fabricating synthetic woods in a petri dish; the material has an electrical response to temperature […]