Layers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut

Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2023

Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture. It's able to stretch and spring back, time and again. And it provides a barrier between the body and bad things in the world-bacteria, viruses, toxins, ultraviolet radiation and more. Engineers are, accordingly, keen to create synthetic skin. They imagine robots and prosthetic limbs that have skin-like qualities-not the least o