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Smart microfibers turn everyday objects into health care monitors and energy devices

Smart microfibres turn everyday objects into healthcare monitors and energy devices
Illustration of the microfibers in action, with uses in wearable breath and gas sensors, health monitoring, and energy conversion and electrodes. Credit: Andy Wang/University of Cambridge

New research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (GZ) and Queen Mary University of London, could redefine how we interact with everyday tools and devices—thanks to a novel method for printing ultra-thin conductive microfibers.

Imagine fibers thinner than a human hair (nano- to micro-scale in diameter) that can be tuned on-demand to add sensing, energy conversion and electronic connectivity capabilities to objects of different shapes and surface textures (such as glass, plastic and leather)...

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