The “invisible” 3D printed fiber sensors could be used to power electronic devices and sensors that are capable of sensing breath and sound. A device that’s able to sense smells, sound, and touch in the way humans do may be one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to the realization of 3D printed electronic fibers in recent research.

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Researchers from the University of Cambridge say they’ve used 3D printing techniques to create these “invisible” electronic fibers, each of which is 100 times thinner than a human hair. Functioning as sensors, these fibers have capabilities beyond that of conventional film-based sensor devices. This is according to research that was reported in the journal Science Advances.

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Inexpensive and Extremely Sensitive E-Fibers Small-diameter conducting fibers have unique properties that set them apart from other classes of film-based conducting micro and nanostructures. However, existing fabrication techniques such as chemical growth, wet […]

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