Wireless “flexible electronic skin” promises versatile monitoring

Researchers in South Korea have borrowed from nature to design a super-soft electronic skin patch that transmits data to a mobile phone.
The system is used in conjunction with a smartphone which provides remote power and processingThe system, which fits onto a silicone disc about 4cm in diameter, is flexible enough to follow the curves of the body and can be stuck just about anywhere, according to its developers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. Team leader Kyung-In Jang, a