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Sensitive Strain Sensor Can Detect Weight of Feather

Shows resistance changes 100 times higher than the most sensitive materials in research development.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Physicists have created the most sensitive strain sensor ever made, capable of detecting a feather’s touch. The sensor, developed by the Materials Physics Group at the University of Sussex, can stretch up to 80 times higher strain than strain gauges currently on the market and show resistance changes 100 times higher than the most sensitive materials in research development. The research team believe the sensors could bring new levels of sensitivity to wearable tech measuring patients’ v...

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