Scientists at Northwestern University are discovering how porous polymers mixed with liquid metals are giving medical monitoring devices unprecedented elasticity so that they can be more easily integrated into the human body. People with chronic medical conditions that require constant monitoring frequently have to visit doctors or hospitals. Current medical devices that conduct that monitoring [...]
Polymers Useful in Sensitive Generator
July 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology have invented a way to generate tiny amounts of electricity when two different kinds of plastic materials rub against one another. This may offer a new way to produce active sensors to replace technology now used for touch-sensitive device displays. The flexible polymer materials create a triboelectric generator, which [...]
