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Healing Electronics, Grocery Cart Sensors, Large Telescopes
Sep 1, 2023
Explore the fascinating world of self-healing robots and conductive materials that can revolutionize robotics and wearables. Discover the potential of healable polymers and their applications, from vital sign monitoring bandages to self-repairing robots. Learn about the challenges of building electronics and the importance of early detection of atrial fibrillation for health risks prevention. Find out how researchers in the UK are testing people for AFib using shopping carts and EKG sensors, potentially aiding in identification. Dive into the possibility of predicting weather on a star system located 40 light years away using new extremely large telescopes and the capabilities of the upcoming 30 meter telescope.
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- Self-healing electronic material could revolutionize electronics and have implications for disaster relief and space exploration.
- Using common and easy testing methods like shopping carts could potentially save lives by detecting atrial fibrillation (AFib) once more accurate sensors are developed.
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Self-healing electronic material could revolutionize technology
Scientists are developing self-healing electronic material that could revolutionize electronics in everything from wearable tech to robotics to medical sensors. These materials can change shape, repair themselves, and conduct electricity, resembling properties seen in the T-1000 robot from Terminator 2. The goal is to create a complex electronic machine made entirely of different self-healing materials, which poses significant challenges but could have vast implications for disaster relief and space exploration.
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