JNCASR brings new system for wearable devices that can detect stress

Using a silver wire network on a stretchable material, scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, have developed a device that senses strain, mimics pain perception and adapts its electrical response accordingly.

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By recreating these pain-like responses, the device paves the way for future smart wearable systems that can help doctors detect stress. When the material is stretched, small gaps appear within the silver network, temporarily breaking the electrical pathway. An electric pul