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Home » Instrumentation and measurement » Graphene-based strain sensor can detect a feather’s touch

Graphene-based strain sensor can detect a feather’s touch

16 Jun 2020
Strain sensor
Taking the strain: this highly elastic film contains large quantities of conductive graphene nanosheets (Courtesy: MA O’Mara et al./Advanced Functional Materials)
A strain sensor capable of measurements ranging from the touch of a feather to hard-hitting impacts

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Sam Jarman is a science writer based in the UK
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