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October 8, 2012 Artificial Skin for Halloween?

Researchers at Seoul National University have created a human-like membrane that is so sensitive that it can feel even the slightest quiver of motion. Its origin was from the signaling system found through-out the sensitive regions of the biological system. It is made up of polyurethane acrylate sheets that are meshed together and held through “Van der Waals Attractions.” The pressure sensing membrane is currently very affordable to make is being used as large area gauge sensors.