Transparent Sensors are Flexible and Invisible

Transparent Sensors are Flexible and Invisible
Apr-26-16
Fraunhofer researchers are developing a transparent sensor material that could be printed on textiles to act as fitness sensors.

The sensors, which can be applied to fabrics using the traditional screen printing process, are made up of piezoelectric polymer printing pastes. When the pastes are deposited in the desired pattern, an electric field can be used to align the polymers, causing the material to generate a small current when subjected to pressure. The sensors could be located in various places on the clothing, allowing the material to gather data about motion and activity from different areas of the body simultaneously.

The first example of the new sensor technology will be tested in the prototype MONI shirt, which will be equipped with sensors designed to monitor motion and movement sequences.

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