{"id":40429,"date":"2014-07-08T04:15:54","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T04:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/txchnologist-sewing-machine-makes-cheap\/"},"modified":"2018-12-06T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T22:29:47","slug":"txchnologist-sewing-machine-makes-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/txchnologist-sewing-machine-makes-cheap\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-40429 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/txchnologist-sewing-machine-makes-cheap\/researchers-used-a-standard-sewing-machine-to-create-this-new-type-of-low-cost-flexible-metal-interconnect-for-soft-robotics-wearable-electronics-and-implantable-medical-systems\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_n72uxaYF7Q1rwn6y8o1_640-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-40432\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-40432'>\n\t\t\t\tResearchers used a standard sewing machine to create this new type of low-cost flexible metal interconnect for &#8220;soft&#8221; robotics, wearable electronics and implantable medical systems.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/txchnologist-sewing-machine-makes-cheap\/the-interconnect-is-capable-of-stretching-500-percent-of-its-length-which-could-allow-for-new-applications-researchers-used-their-technique-to-demonstrate-a-stretchable-inductive-strain-sensor\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_n72uxaYF7Q1rwn6y8o2_640-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-40434\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-40434'>\n\t\t\t\tThe interconnect is capable of stretching 500 percent of its length, which could allow for new applications. Researchers used their technique to demonstrate a stretchable &#8220;inductive strain sensor&#8221;.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/txchnologist.com\/post\/90360977250\/sewing-machine-makes-cheap-stretchy-component\">txchnologist<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Sewing Machine Makes Cheap Stretchy Component Needed For Wearable Tech And Soft Robots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/releases\/2014\/Q2\/simple-sewing-machine-has-high-tech-role-in-future-soft-machines.html\">Purdue University engineers <\/a>have come up with a new and simpler way to make stretchy connections for electronics. Such power- and information-transporting materials are needed for soft robotics, next-generation implants and wearable technologies to advance.<\/p>\n<p>The group used a regular sewing machine to sew a wire in a zigzag pattern on a sheet of the plastic PET with water-soluble thread. A stretchy, rubbery polymer was poured over the wire and water was then used to dissolve the thread. The PET was pulled away after the thread dissolved and released it from the wire, which was now embedded in the rubbery polymer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/txchnologist.com\/post\/90360977250\/sewing-machine-makes-cheap-stretchy-component\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>txchnologist: Sewing Machine Makes Cheap Stretchy Component Needed For Wearable Tech And Soft Robots Purdue University engineers have come up with a new and simpler way to make stretchy connections for electronics. Such power- and information-transporting materials are needed for soft robotics, next-generation implants and wearable technologies to advance. 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