'Smart Skin' Process (IMAGE)

Rice University

'Smart Skin' Process

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"Smart skin" able to detect strain in materials, invented at Rice University, starts with carbon nanotubes and their unique ability to change their fluorescence under stress. When attached to a surface, they can be used to monitor stress over time through spectroscopy.

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Satish Nagarajaiah Group/Weisman Research Group/Rice University

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