Wearable UV sensors

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VISUALS: Associate Professor Madhu Bhaskaran and colleagues in laboratory, looking at clear electronic patch

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This little patch could be the next big thing in wearable health technology.

It’s clear, thin, stretches like your skin

and it’s crammed with sensors and microelectronics.

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You can use it to fight skin cancer –

put it in on your skin at the beach

it will sense when you’ve had too much UV

and send an alert to your phone.

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Or use it to keep safe at work.

Wear it in a mine and it will sense dangerous gases

well before you can smell them.

“Because it’s so flexible, it doesn’t break when you move around.”

Associate Professor Madhu Bhaskaran, RMIT University

“It’s like ‘electronic skin’.”

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It’s made by combining two materials:

brittle, glass-like oxides found in everyday electronics like smartphones

and a soft, silicone rubber, just like a contact lens.

It’s patented, game-changing technology,

and not just for the booming wearable tech market.

The next stage is making the electronic skin even smarter,

by building in materials that mimic how the brain thinks, learns and adapts.

“Nothing has come close to replicating the human brain. Nothing has been smart enough. Until now.”

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