electromechanical

Video: Nothing silly about super-sensors made of ‘Silly Putty’ and graphene

By Eileen De Guire / December 14, 2016

Trinity College researchers have mixed graphene with homemade “Silly Putty” to make a composite with extraordinary electromechanical response.

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Latest innovation in ‘smarter’ technology harnesses electrical power of the human body

By Stephanie Liverani / November 13, 2015

What if the key to “smarter” technology literally lies within us? Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research are developing smartwatch technology that uses the human body’s electrical connectivity to automatically recognize what objects users are touching and launch specific contextual applications to help support the task at hand.

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