Rubbing the room

Room temperature rubbing for few-layer two-dimensional thin flakes directly on flexible polymer substrates

The functional layers of few-layer two-dimensional (2-D) thin flakes on flexible polymers for stretchable applications have attracted much interest. However, most fabrication methods are "indirect" processes that require transfer steps. Moreover, previously reported "transfer-free" methods are only suitable for graphene and not for other few-layer 2-D thin flakes. Here, a friction based room te...

Multi Rubbing Tactile Instrument

This is a report of a novel tactile musical instrument. This instrument is called "Multi Rubbing Tactile Instrument (MRTI2015)", using ten pieces of "PAW sensor produced by the RT corporation". Previous research was focused on "untouchable" instruments, but this approach is fully tactile "rub" and "touch". The ten PAW sensors are assigned on the surface of the egg-like plastic case to fit the t...

Structural Color Painting by Rubbing Particle Powder

Structural colors originate from purely physical structures. Scientists have been inspired to mimic the structures found in nature, the realization of these structures still presents a great challenge. We have recently introduced unidirectional rubbing of a dry particle powder on a rubbery surface as a quick, highly reproducible means to fabricate a single crystal monolayer assembly of particle...

A glove for rubbing and touch gestures

This paper describes the design and preliminary evaluation of a glove with individual sensors covering the tips of the thumb, third, and fourth fingers, plus grids of smaller sensors lining the palmar sides of the first and second fingers. The glove senses two types of gestures: rubbing the thumb against the first two fingers, and tapping the thumb on the tip of any of the four fingers, alone o...

Analysis of the Rubbing Behaviour of Psammophiids: A Methodological Approach