Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to make objects responsive to touch using conductive paint and electrodes. The system, called Elektrick, can be added to most surfaces, including plastic, silicone and even Jell-O, to make non-interactive objects touch sensitive. The project is being presented at the CHI computer-human interaction conference in Denver this week. In the new study, published in Nature Communications, researchers from Carnegie’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) used an electrostatic field created by a high-voltage capacitor to create electrical charges on surfaces that are sensitive to The method could be used to make touch technology more sensitive, as the devices were 99% accurate at determining touch and accurate to within one centimetre of touch-tracking distance.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to make objects responsive to touch using conductive paint and electrodes. The system, called Elektrick, can be added to most surfaces, including plastic, silicone and even Jell-O, to make non-interactive objects touch sensitive. In the new study, published in Nature Communications, researchers from Carnegie’s Microsystems Technology Laboratories (MTL) used an electrostatic field created by a high-voltage capacitor to create electrical charges on surfaces that are sensitive to The method could be used to make touch technology more sensitive, as the devices were 99% accurate at determining touch and accurate to within one centimetre of touch-tracking distance.