How many scientists does it take to make electronic skin? No, it's not a riddle! See a breakthrough in nanotechnology, courtesy of a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. You'll hear the project leader, plus several scientists from a variety of disciplines, explain how teamwork is making the dream work in hopes of bringing the sense of touch back to people with prosthetic limbs.

Concepts

skin, electronics, nanotechnology, pressure, electrical energy, collaboration

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• The perfect video for illustrating how problems are solved when physics, chemistry, and engineering experts work together
• Show the video to enhance an integumentary system unit
  

Classroom Considerations

• Set aside some time after the video to answer questions and talk about the scandal discussed toward the end
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The project is an excellent example of inter-discipline research advancing technology and is useful for illustrating collaboration in the scientific community
• Technology is high-level, but the resource explains it clearly and appropriately

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2