Comments on: ISRR Highlights – Day 1 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/ Listening for the pitter-patter of tiny metal feet. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:45:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sofia Baker http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Sofia Baker Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:50:38 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-1041 pressure sensors are great for remote pressure measurements and they very accurate too-:- pressure sensors are great for remote pressure measurements and they very accurate too-:-

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]]> By: mark http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-10 mark Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:46:17 +0000 http://www.educatingsilicon.com/2007/11/27/isrr-highlights-day-1/#comment-10 Not really - touch pads rely on the electrical properties of your finger to work. Try touching one with a bit of plastic - nothing happens. So, that technology isn't much good for a general pressure sensor. Also, I suspect the design described above is much cheaper per unit area, plus it's easy to assemble into arbitrary shapes. Not really – touch pads rely on the electrical properties of your finger to work. Try touching one with a bit of plastic – nothing happens. So, that technology isn’t much good for a general pressure sensor.
Also, I suspect the design described above is much cheaper per unit area, plus it’s easy to assemble into arbitrary shapes.

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