Harvard Professor Creates Paper Accelerometer

Posted by Soulskill on Monday February 14, 2011 @10:30AM from the trees-aren't-off-the-hook-yet dept.

SuperSlacker64 writes "In an age where just about everything starts going digital, it's refreshing to see someone going back to our roots: paper. Well, sort of. Researchers at Harvard have created a cheap, dime-sized, paper-based accelerometer that they believe could be used in various ways, such as inexpensive medical testing. The device works because a carbon bridge stretches and changes resistivity as the device is accelerated." When they say "cheap," they mean it; the cost per device is estimated to be about four cents.

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Of course! by Thelasko · 2011-02-14 10:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Everything works on paper!

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Re:My world is topsy-turvy by j00r0m4nc3r · 2011-02-14 11:04 · Score: 5, Funny

All that academic shit looks good on paper, but.... oh.