Photo via Shutterstock Bionic ears and eyes are already a reality, and with the strides made by a team of scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology led by Professor Hossam Haick , artificial skin may soon become a possibility as well. The group was able to create a flexible sensor that could potentially be used to recreate the human body’s largest organ. The sensor can simultaneously collect data on temperature, pressure, and humidity and is 10 times more sensitive than similar technologies currently on the market. If the sensor could be integrated into e-skin, prosthetic limbs could one day be outfitted with the invention and made even more like a true extremity. Read the rest of Scientists Create Technology that Could Lead to Lifelike Artificial Skin Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bionic , ear , eye , flexible , GOLD , nanoparticle , pet plastic , professor hossam haick , prosthesis , sensor , Skin , technion-israel institute of technology
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Scientists Create Technology that Could Lead to Lifelike Artificial Skin
