This artificial skin is not only light, transparent and permeable, but also mimics the interactions of real skin and the brain. Imagine navigating a virtual reality with contact lenses or ...

Polymer Science, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials (ZIAM), University of Groningen, Groningen 9747AG, The Netherlands Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, ...

Until now, harmful gases have been detected by utilizing the properties of liquid crystals, which change according to the surrounding environment, through reflection or transmission of light.