Wearable, flexible strain sensors unobtrusively monitor tiny vibrations of human skin in real time and with great accuracy, thanks to innovative fabrication techniques using composite materials.

Flexible strain-gauge sensors, which could eventually be used in electronic skin, generally require complex device architectures. A simple and highly sensitive resistive sensor for the detection ...

Nov 29, 2022: Flexible carbon nanofiber strain sensor design achieves sensitivity, range metrics for lip-reading system (Nanowerk News) Wearable, flexible strain sensors unobtrusively monitor tiny ...

A research team led by Prof. Wang Long from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the ...

The sensor achieved a gauge factor of 64.5 in the range of 0–0.1% strain, and a fast temporal frequency response up to 30 kHz for sound detection.

Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control strategy. Researchers have developed a method to detect wind direction with 99% accuracy ...

The new work shows that the performance of strain sensors can be effectively improved by modulating the Berry curvature by changing the strain applied to 2D van der Waals materials like WSe 2. “The ...

Flexible sensor could lead to better artificial skin By Dario Borghino. July 09, 2013 ... such as monitoring strain on bridges and detecting cracks developing within an engine.

A new face-worn strain sensor could help, ... the flexible, stretchable sensor takes the form of a thin elastomer substrate with two carbon-nanofiber membranes stacked on top.