Show the device to help people with super sixth sense

Researchers have just released a new type of sensor, which can give people a sixth sense: the ability to detect magnetic fields.

The new sensor works similar to the way bacteria, insects and even vertebrates like birds and sharks detect magnetic fields to navigate and move. Meanwhile, people cannot feel the magnetic field naturally.

Ultra-thin electronic sensor skin device can be applied on the skin.(Photo: IFW)

Dr. Denys Makarov and colleagues from the German Institute of Synthetic Nanoscience (IFW) have developed an electronic skin with a magnetic sensor system, equipping users with the "sixth sense" worth dream, help them feel the presence of both static and dynamic magnetic fields.

The skin feels so light that they can float on the soap bubbles.(Photo: IFW)

According to the inventor group, the electronic sensor skin is only 2 micrometers thick (1 micron = 0.001mm) and weighs only 3gram / m ² . They can even float on soap bubbles.

This new sensor is also resistant to extreme bending in a range of less than 3 micrometers and remains intact after being crumpled like a sheet of paper. With flexible support like a rubber band, they can be stretched to more than 270% and more than 1,000 loops without any damage.

After being crumpled like a paper, the skin of the sensor was still intact and did not lose its original superiority.(Photo: IFW)

"Ultra-thin electronic sensors with other sensitive technical features are ideal for wearing and gluing on people. It is also discreet and undetected for activities to support navigation and manipulation. It has can lead to the emergence of a skin that is sensitive to unseen magnetic fields, helps to detect adjacent objects, find pathways and control without touching, " Professor Oliver G. Schmidt, director of IFW , said.

Researchers hope they can use the new sensor for human navigation, the application of robots and electronic devices, as well as for safe and caregiving surveillance. health care.