Irish scientists create graphene sensor for wearable medical devices The graphene-based sensor. Image: AMBER A team at Trinity College Dublin is currently exploring medical applications for its flexible graphene-based sensor. Graphene has been hailed as a ‘wonder material’ as it is incredibly strong, but also light and flexible. Now, scientists in Ireland are making use of these properties with a development that could have applications in the areas of wearable electronics and medical diagnostic devices. Researchers at Trinity College Dublin’s School of Physics and at AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland research centre for advanced materials, have developed a next-generation graphene-based sensing technology.