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Developing 'Smart' Skin That Can Feel, Stretch and Heal

A professor is testing artificial skin that can mimic human properties and potentially be utilized by amputees and skin graft patients to improve their quality of life.
A professor is testing artificial skin that can mimic human properties and potentially be utilized by amputees and skin graft patients to improve their quality of life.
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It’s a good bet that in the not-too-distant future, most humans will be at least part cyborg, and Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University, wants to make sure she has skin in the game. Bao is working

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