Posted on 11/03/2020 7:49:05 AM PST by BenLurkin
This novel e-skin, called TRACE, performs five times better than conventional soft materials...
Real-time health monitoring and sensing abilities of robots require soft electronics, but the challenge of using such materials lies in their reliability. Unlike rigid devices, being elastic and pliable makes their performance less repeatable. The variation in reliability is known as hysteresis.
The NUS team’s breakthrough is the invention of a material which has high sensitivity, but with an almost hysteresis-free performance. They developed a process to crack metal thin films into desirable ring-shaped patterns on a flexible material called polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).
The team integrated this metal/PDMS film with electrodes and substrates for a piezoresistive sensor and characterised its performance. They conducted repeated mechanical testing, and verified that their design innovation improved sensor performance. Their invention, named Tactile Resistive Annularly Cracked E-Skin, or TRACE, is five times better than conventional soft materials.
(Excerpt) Read more at techexplorist.com ...
WILL BE REQUIRED IN EVERY PERSON FROM BIRTH.................
“...and you’ll be happy”
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