Biomimetic Cat Whisker Flexible Sensors Based on Biomass Fiber Aerogels

Biomimetic Cat Whisker Flexible Sensors Based on Biomass Fiber Aerogels

This content is adapted from the WeChat public account of Intelligent Membranes and Thermal Management. Paper Information Original link: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202512177 PDF link: Adv Funct Materials – 2025 – Xie – Cat‐Vibrissa‐Inspired Biomass Fiber Aerogels for Flexible and Highly Sensitive Sensors.pdf Research Background With the rapid development of wearable electronic devices in health monitoring, sports analysis, … Read more

Main Technical Routes of Flexible Tactile Sensors

Main Technical Routes of Flexible Tactile Sensors

A tactile sensor array is composed of multiple tactile sensing units. Each tactile sensing unit can measure the contact force at a single point, while the tactile sensor array, by integrating multiple sensing units, possesses the capability to detect distributed contact forces. Currently, there are various methods to implement tactile sensing,which can be categorized based … Read more

Design Strategies and Applications of Wearable Piezoresistive Strain Sensors with Dimensionality-Based Conductive Network Structures

Design Strategies and Applications of Wearable Piezoresistive Strain Sensors with Dimensionality-Based Conductive Network Structures

Professor Su Zhiqiang’s research group at Beijing University of Chemical Technology recently published a review article in the Chemical Engineering Journal, titled “Design strategies and applications of wearable piezoresistive strain sensors with dimensionality-based conductive network structures.“ Abstract: The design of conductive network structures in polymer conductive composites (PCC) and the selection of conductive nanofillers of … Read more

Arduino Sensors: Resistive Thin Film Pressure Sensor

Arduino Sensors: Resistive Thin Film Pressure Sensor

01Basic UnderstandingModel:HS-S71PName:Resistive Thin Film Pressure SensorSeries:Force Sensitive Detection ModuleDescription:This is a flexible pressure detection sensor based on the resistance change of conductive film, composed of two layers of conductive film. When pressure is applied, the contact area of the film increases, resulting in a decrease in resistance. It converts the pressure magnitude into a resistance … Read more

37 Classic Animated Diagrams of Sensor Working Principles

37 Classic Animated Diagrams of Sensor Working Principles

☞ This is the 15659th article published by Metal Processing (mw1950pub) Editor’s Note What is a sensor? It is a detection device that can sense the information being measured and convert that information into electrical signals or other required forms of output according to certain rules, to meet the requirements for information transmission, processing, storage, … Read more

Understanding How Touchscreens Work

Understanding How Touchscreens Work

Do you still remember the button-operated “old phones” by Daming Lake? It was nothing like today. Now everyone has a touchscreen smartphone. Whether elderly, children, office workers, or students… Everyone has a touchscreen smartphone. You can’t go anywhere without your phone. Why did the old phones not respond to touch on the screen? Do you … Read more

The Evolution of Touchscreen Technology

The Evolution of Touchscreen Technology

Source | Dr. Goose Since the popularization of smartphones, touchscreens have significantly changed our habits of using electronic products. With a simple swipe of a finger, daily entertainment, shopping, and more can be completed on a palm-sized smartphone. But if we rewind 15 years, people back then would have found it hard to imagine that … Read more

Understanding Resistive Sensors

Understanding Resistive Sensors

Resistive sensors, along with their corresponding measuring circuits, are essential tools for automatic weighing, process detection, and achieving automation in production processes across various sectors such as metallurgy, power, transportation, petrochemicals, commerce, biomedicine, and national defense. They are used in measuring force, pressure, weight, displacement, acceleration, torque, and more. Resistive Sensors Resistive sensors convert the … Read more

Ceramic Pressure Sensors: The Trend of Pressure Sensor Development

Ceramic Pressure Sensors: The Trend of Pressure Sensor Development

Ceramic pressure sensors are pressure sensors made from special ceramic materials through a unique manufacturing process. Ceramic is a well-known material with high elasticity, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, impact resistance, and vibration resistance. The thermal stability of ceramics and thick film resistors allows them to operate in a temperature range of -40℃ to 125℃, with … Read more