Researchers at Penn State are utilizing a technique known as electrospinning to develop wearable health sensors that generate electricity from the wearer’s motion to power them.
The implications are significant, according to Mather. By improving the internal structure of the fibers without requiring high-voltage treatment or complex post-processing, the team created a material that could be both low-cost and scalable.
Rui noted that the material’s first intended application was actually for face masks, with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).