A person will be able to feel electromagnetic radiation
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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In recent years, scientific technologies have made a significant step forward. For example, thanks to high technologies, a person has the opportunity to make his senses more receptive. But German and Japanese experts decided to do almost impossible and give the person one more new feeling - the ability to feel magnetic radiation.
It is known that the ability to sense a magnetic field helps to orient oneself on the terrain to many insects, animals, fishes, for example, monarch butterflies, turtles, dolphins, trout, sharks, etc. Move in this way
Now, thanks to scientists, people will be able to acquire this ability. A group of researchers at the Technical University of Wilhelm Leibniz in Hanover (Dresden) has developed a flexible thin film that is attached to the skin and hardly felt by the owner. The team of scientists was headed by Denis Makarov, in addition to German specialists, Japanese scientists from Osaka and Tokyo took part in the research project.
The new development is a magnetically sensitive element that is applied to the lavsan on one side, the thickness of such elements is only 1.5 micrometers (1 micrometer is equal to one millionth of a meter). The square meter of such a film weighs 3g. Experts say that it is not practical to place such a film all over the body, so it is better to use it on smaller sheets.
A small piece of such a film should be placed on the skin, for example, it can be fixed on a finger or palm. With the help of this film, one can feel constant and changeable magnetic fields.
In the tests conducted indicators were sent to the display, but experts say that it is possible to improve the film so that it evokes tactile sensations, for example, if necessary, there was an easy vibration. In this case, the film carrier can sense the magnetic field, as if with its own skin.
A new film can sense a magnetic field even through objects, for example, through walls or glass. Such a film, according to the developers, can be used to read magnetic messages that will be transmitted with the help of special electronic devices. In addition, the sensitive film can be used in robotics, medical implants, electrical devices that are attached to the skin.
Specialists noted that, despite the fact that the material was ultra-thin, it is very durable. The normal operation of the sensors was noted even after repeated stretching of the material more than 2.5 times. The film did not lose its qualities and did not deteriorate even after the experts crushed it, like a scrap of paper.
According to scientists who developed the "electronic skin", the sensors performed well and could significantly accelerate the development of modern medicine, for example in implants or in electronics, which is worn on the surface of the body. In addition, a sensitive film with magnetic sensors can become an indispensable tool for orientation in space.
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