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Spiders inspire smart textile fiber spinning method
December 1st, 2023
Drawing inspiration from how spiders spin silk to make webs, a research team from the National University of Singapore has developed a simple, efficient method to produce functional soft fibers that are suitable for smart textile electronics. Images: National University of Singapore In their efforts to develop a method to create soft fibers that are […]
‘Smart foam’ could give machines a sense of touch
August 1st, 2021
As smart as machines have become, they still don’t have a human’s ability to feel. However, a team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have invented a “smart foam” that they believe can give machines a sense of touch. Artificially innervated foam, or AiFoam, which is soft and feels like a sponge, […]