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Flexible film senses nearby movements — featured in blink-tracking glasses - EurekAlert


<p>I&rsquo;m not touching you! When another person&rsquo;s finger hovers over your skin, you may get the sense that they&rsquo;re touching you, feeling not necessarily contact, but their proximity. Similarly, researchers reporting in <em>ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces</em> have designed a soft, flexible film that senses the presence of nearby objects without physically touching them. The study features the new sensor technology to detect eyelash proximity in blink-tracking glasses.</p>

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