Stretchable sensor gives robots and VR a human touch
Cornell researchers have created a fiber-optic sensor that combines low-cost LEDs and dyes, resulting in a stretchable “skin” that detects deformations such as pressure, bending and strain.
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“Electric heaters emit no pollutants onsite compared to natural gas and propane heaters. However, a majority of the electricity consumed in New York City is generated from fossil fuels (e.g., natural gas and oil). Accounting for the conversion efficiency in power generation makes electric heating actually more polluting in terms of greenhouse gas emissions than the gas and propane options. We will need to bring much more renewable electricity to New York City to make heating sustainable.”
Max Zhang
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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