Electronic skin in the making

Scientists have found a way to power an experimental kind of electronic skin using solar energy. The new invention will pave way for the development and designing of prosthetic limbs or robots with a sense of touch. Scientists across the world were in the experiments to create a flexible synthetic skin which could have all the properties of normal skin (The sense of feel, pain etc.) this is done by mimicking the different kinds of sensory receptors found in human skin. Scientists at University of Glasgow’s School of Engineering have developed a way to use Graphene, an ultra-thin form of carbon, to generate electricity via solar power. Graphene is strong, highly flexible, electrically conductive and transparent, making it ideal for gathering the sun’s energy to generate power. And this invention can make humanoids look more like human themselves as the metal body of robots now can be given the aesthetic beauty of skin. The team of Scientists at University of Glasgow’s School of Engineering was led by an Indian born scientist Ravinder Dahiya.