Columbia-based University of Missouri engineers are using pencil and paper to create drawn-on, temporary biomedical devices that can remotely monitor a patient’s health. The research team used a ...

Pencil sketches on paper can be used as sensors that detect a variety of physiological signals, including heart rate, skin temperature and compounds in sweat. Zheng Yan at the University of Missouri ...

Pencils and papers are ubiquitous in our society and have been widely used for writing and drawing, because they are easy to use, low-cost, widely accessible, and disposable. However, their ...