Sensor lets facial expressions do the talking
Self-healing sensor uses hydrogen bonding network to interpret facial expressions and even speech for computers
Flexible skin sensors that allow humans to interact with machines have long been a goal of communications researchers, but issues such as poor reliability and stability have presented a thorny problem. Researchers in China have surmounted this, and have successfully constructed a highly sensitive, self-healing sensor able to convey human facial expressions to a computer. This technology could have wide-ranging implications for those with impaired speech, putting intuitive real-time speech processing within reach.