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This low-cost printed sensor could transform smart packaging and medical devices

1 June 2026 at 15:44

Magnetic field sensors are everywhere in modern life, even though most people never notice them. These tiny electronic components help detect movement, position, and distance, and are found in products ranging from smartphones and computer hard drives to car steering systems, security sensors, and smart packaging. Billions of magnetic sensors are manufactured every year. However, […]

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AI patch on your skin could act like a personal doctor—No Internet needed

1 June 2026 at 01:35

A team of researchers has created a soft, stretchable electronic patch that can run artificial intelligence (AI) directly on the human body without needing to send data to a computer or cloud server. The new device was developed by scientists at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering in collaboration with researchers at […]

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Diamonds help hunt a new type of magnet that could revolutionize electronics

31 May 2026 at 12:21

For almost 100 years, scientists believed there were only two main types of magnets. One is the familiar ferromagnet, the kind found on refrigerators and in many electronic devices. The other is the antiferromagnet, a less obvious type whose magnetic properties cancel out and remain hidden at larger scales. In recent years, researchers have identified […]

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The Sophisticated Threads behind a Hat That Senses Traffic Lights

21 February 2024 at 13:30

A new technique to make electronic fibers could help solve wearable technology’s flexibility problem

© Zhixun Wang

Hundreds of metres long high-performance flexible semiconductor fibres collected on a cylindrical bobbin, together with some preforms after the manufacturing process.
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