Silly Putty smartens up, with a dash of graphene

This is ultra-cool, miracle stuff.

"What's particularly interesting about it, though, is the fact that its electrical resistance increases noticeably in response to even the tiniest deformation or impact. When Coleman and postdoctoral researcher Conor Boland (seen above) placed it against the chest or neck of test subjects, for instance, it was easily able to measure breathing, pulse and blood pressure. It could even detect the footsteps of small spiders walking across its surface."

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Fri Dec 09 2016 21:29:08 GMT-0600 (CST)