New Paper Accelerometers Hold Promise for Airbags, Medical Systems

New Paper Accelerometers Hold Promise for Airbags, Medical Systems: "

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Microscale accelerometers are electronic components that can detect quick negative acceleration in a vehicle, can tell if a collision has occurred (and the severity of the collision), and are used in all airbag deployment systems. The silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) singlehandedly changed airbag deployment in the mid-90s (from a larger, clunkier deployment system) and now the industry may be in for a new change. Researchers at Harvard have come up with a MEMS force sensor that’s made from paper — and it costs a throwaway 4 cents.



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