E-skin wraps you in your own heartbeat

• Autores: Edd Gent
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3166, 2018, pág. 7
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Wearing your heart on your sleeve could take on a whole new meaning, thanks to an electronic skin that displays someone's heartbeat while attached to the back of their hand. The e-skin displays the wearer's electrocardiogram--a waveform representing the electrical activity of the heart--using data collected by an ultrathin, flexible sensor. The material the e-skin is made of can be stretched by up to 45 percent, so that it is able to match the body's contours and movements