A soft electronic skin could allow people with prosthetics to sense pressure and temperature, helping them to more easily interact with their surroundings. Thin and stretchable like regular skin, the electronic skin sticks to surfaces like a Band-Aid. It contains sensors to measure external temperature and pressure, which it sends to an implanted electrode in the brain in the form of electrical...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Future space food could be made from astronaut breath The future of space food could be as simple—and weird—as a protein shake made with astronaut breath or a burger made from fungus. For…
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The future of space food could be as simple—and weird—as a protein shake made with astronaut breath or a burger made from fungus. For decades, astronauts have relied mostly on pre-packaged food, or the occasional grown lettuce, during their forays off our planet. With missions beyond Earth orbit in sight, a NASA-led competition is hoping to change all that and usher in a new era of...