New flexible sensor holds potential for foldable touch screens
Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone and put away in your pocket, or an artificial skin that can sense your body’s movements and vital signs.
A place in the Sun: A new generation of solar cells
UBC microbiologist J. Thomas Beatty, bioengineer John Madden and chemist Curtis Berlinguette are working across disciplines to develop a new generation of solar cells. Their inspiration? Mother nature.
Scientists create powerful artificial muscle with fishing line
Researchers use fishing line and sewing thread to create cheap artificial muscles for use in medical devices, robots and fabrics.