Scientists made cutting edge 'smart skin' with household items

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Congratulations to Prof. Muhammad Hussain whose smart skin project made out of cheap household materials such as foil and tape - was featured on the Washington Post and a few other news media.

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Professor Hussain has developed a flexible, paper-based artificial skin, using items found in a typical household, that is capable of sensing pressure, temperature, humidity, proximity, and airflow. 

The flexible, paper-based skin is composed of a layer of a post-it note, aluminum foil, and tape.

The original paper by Hussain et al. can be found in the inaugural issue of Advanced Materials Technologies: http://buff.ly/1QKpCec.