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Artificial skin? We made it — here's why | Anna Maria Coclite
Nov 8, 2023
Anna Maria Coclite, a pioneering material scientist, reveals the fascinating world of 'smart skin' technology. This innovative artificial skin isn't just sensitive; it exceeds human skin in responsiveness to touch, temperature, and humidity. Coclite discusses its life-changing potential for burn victims, restoring their sense of touch. She also explores its applications in robotics, hinting at a future where humanoid robots interact more naturally with humans. Dive into the remarkable advances that could revolutionize health care and technology.
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- Artificial skin technology can sense touch, temperature, and humidity, with higher sensitivity than human skin.
- Applications of artificial skin include burn victims' recovery, smartwatches' hydration monitoring, robotics, and prosthetics.
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Developing Artificial Skin that can Sense Multiple Stimuli
Physicist Anna Maria Cochlete has been working for years on developing artificial skin that can sense touch, temperature, and humidity. The artificial skin, which has an unprecedented resolution, is made with a stimuli responsive material that changes its shape when exposed to different stimuli. By combining this material with a piezoelectric material, which generates electricity when the stimuli responsive material expands, Cochlete and her team have created tiny cylinders that can detect and measure these stimuli with high resolution. The development of such artificial skin holds promise for applications in fields such as burn victims' recovery, smartwatches' hydration monitoring, robotics, and prosthetics.
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