This magnetic skin can allow you to open a door with the blink of an eye, researchers say

The artificial skin is made with an ultra-flexible, biocompatible polymer matrix filled with magnetised microparticles. The research team could see it potentially applied in human-computer interaction for people with paralysis. — SCMP

A Saudi research team has developed a ‘magnetic skin’ that can open a door or control a switch remotely with a simple wave of the hand or blink of an eye, as new technology continues to change the way humans interact with the outside world.

The lightweight and flexible skin, combined with magnetic sensors, can be placed on the hand, the fingertip or even the eyelid in any shape or colour, and enables remote control functions, according to scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, who published a study in the journal Advanced Materials Technologies.