Stretchy sensor suits human movement from heartbeat to running knees

An ultra-stretchy sticky-backed sensor has come out of research at the University of British Columbia. Made from a rubber infused with graphene nano-flakes, it has been tested with elongation up to 350% and over 10,000 cycles of stretching and relaxing while maintaining electrical stability. “We tested this sensor vigorously,” said Professor Homayoun Najjaran. “Not only ...

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