EPFL researchers have engineered a fiber-based electronic sensor that remains functional even when stretched to over 10 times ...

Patients who remain in bed for long periods of time may develop pressure sores, which can in turn become potentially life-threatening chronic skin ulcers. A new sensor could help keep that from ...

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a novel sensor made of incredibly thin strands of sapphire that can withstand extreme heat and radiation. The breakthrough is billed as a solution to a ...

The Ikhana unmanned aircraft system has been used by NASA last year to fight wildfires from the sky and this month to provide images of current Californian wildfires to authorities (link to NASA ...

The FIMAP Lab's smart knee brace. 2025 EPFL/Hugo Masson CC BY SA EPFL researchers have engineered a fiber-based electronic ...

TGTMW fibers display a unique increase in resistance in response to pressure changes, which makes these innovative fibers a promising candidate for application as flexible pressure sensors in a wide ...

A new fiber-optic sensor made from stretchy rubber rather than glass can be integrated into wearable electronics and measure movement. The sensors can also quantify the force of stretching, bending, ...

Assessing spinal curvature is one of the key aspects of diagnosing back pain and related disabilities, and deformation of the vertebral column (VC) can cause anything from minor pain to immobility.

Fiber optic sensors - used in critical applications like detecting fires in tunnels, pinpointing leaks in pipelines and predicting landslides - are about to get even faster and more accurate. EPFL ...