E-Skin (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

E-Skin

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Engineers have developed a sweat-proof "electronic skin" -- a conformable, sensor-embedded sticky patch that reliably monitors a person's health, even when a wearer is perspiring.

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Courtesy of Jeehwan Kim, Hanwool Yeon, et al

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