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Paper-Based Sensors Self-Fold Around Body Parts Automatically

A new paper-based design tool creates self-folding wearable sensors that conform to body shapes, offering a simple route towards flexible biosignal monitoring for personalised sensing. Researchers at Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan have developed a parametric design tool that transforms flat sheets of paper into self-folding helical wearable sensors.

Paper-Based Sensors Self-Fold Around Body Parts Automatically

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A new paper-based design tool creates self-folding wearable sensors that conform to body shapes, offering a simple route towards flexible biosignal monitoring for personalised sensing.

Researchers at Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan have developed a parametric design tool that transforms flat sheets of paper into self-folding helical wearable sensors.

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A new paper-based design tool creates self-folding wearable sensors that conform to body shapes, offering a simple route towards flexible biosignal monitoring for personalised sensing. Researchers at Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan have developed a parametric design tool that transforms flat sheets of paper into self-folding helical wearable sensors.

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