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Color-changing smart material sensor to alert user to get out of sun
Description: Approximately 5.4 million basal and squamous cell skin cancers are diagnosed each year. Yet, the sun does contribute to the production of Vitamin D, which is necessary for bone health, and perhaps even useful in preventing some cancers. So how does one know how much sun exposure is enough? Now researchers have developed a color-changing wearable that can notify users of their total exposure. A user wears the 0.5" by 0.5" millimeter sized flexible patch and is notified of total UV exposure by the change in color. [Source: ScienceDaily]
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003145449.htm
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Source: ScienceDaily
Publish Date: 10/3/2016
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