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Power is always needed for sensors that keep an eye on buildings or bridges as well as those that are utilized in medical equipment like deaf prostheses. Batteries are often used to power this, and they are changed out as soon as they run out.
<p>Researchers are developing a new type of sensor that reacts to certain sound waves, causing it to vibrate. The sensor is a metamaterial that acquires its special properties through the structuring of the material. Passive sound-sensitive sensors could be used to monitor buildings, earthquakes or certain medical devices and save millions of batteries.</p>
Human skin has over 1,000 nerve endings, making it the brain’s most significant sensory organ connected to the external environment. Touch, pressure, and temperature all provide a variety of feedback.
Researchers at Texas A&M University have made strides in developing 3D-printed electronic skin that mimics the flexibility and sensitivity of human skin.
A plane wing that changes shape in flight to better handle the airflow crossing it could be on the horizon thanks to a materials science advance from researchers in Stockholm. The trick involves the melting and hole-punching power of lasers.