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Soft ‘e-skin’ generates nerve-like impulses that talk to the brain
A single, multilayer, soft, and stretchable material with integrated nerve-like electronics can sense pressure, temperature, strain, and more, just like real skin.
May 18, 2023
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April 28, 2023
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Spray-on smart skin uses AI to rapidly understand hand tasks
Researchers developed a novel, electronically active smart skin can rapidly decipher typing and sign language.
April 14, 2023
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This new ‘smart’ bandage heals serious wounds 25% faster
Scientists have developed a “smart” bandage that can heal a serious wound 25% faster than the average bandage.
January 29, 2023
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Flameproofing Lithium-ion Batteries with Salt
Researchers have developed a polymer-based electrolyte that makes for batteries that keep working – and don’t catch fire – when heated to over 140 degrees F.
December 08, 2022
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December 07, 2022
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December 07, 2022
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December 07, 2022
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December 07, 2022
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August 04, 2022
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Teaching robots to touch
Check out this Nature Outlook article highlighting our group's work on designing skins that incorporate flexible electronics and replicate the body’s ability to sense touch.
June 23, 2022
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Stretchable probe measures brain chemicals central to Parkinson’s, depression, and gut disease
Scientists at Stanford invented “NeuroString”—a soft implantable probe that can monitor fluctuations in brain chemicals, like a fitness tracker for the brain.
June 01, 2022
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May 31, 2022
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Supramolecular Chemistry Enables Highly Conductive and Stretchable Bioelectronics
Researchers rationally designed a topological supramolecular network for PEDOT:PSS to achieve both high stretchability and conductivity well suited for bioelectronics.
May 22, 2022
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May 06, 2022
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May 06, 2022
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May 06, 2022
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Bao Group Research Summary Poster for Stanford Energy Solution Week
Check out our posted that was presented at Stanford Energy Solutions Week – Frontiers in Energy Technology, May 2-6, 2022.
May 02, 2022
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Stretching the limits: novel material produces highly conductive, stretchable bioelectronics
Researchers used rational design to build a highly conductive, stretchable and photo-patternable material for use in bioelectronics.
May 02, 2022
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April 18, 2022