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airbagMicroscale accelerometers are electronic components that can detect quick negative acceleration in a vehicle, can tell if a collision has occurred (and the severity of the collision), and are used in all airbag deployment systems. The silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) singlehandedly changed airbag deployment in the mid-90s (from a larger, clunkier deployment system) and now the industry may be in for a new change. Researchers at Harvard have come up with a MEMS force sensor that’s made from paper -- and it costs a throwaway <b>4 cents</b>....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/cheap-paper-accelerometers-hold-promise-for-airbags-medical-systems/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Paper AccelerometerMicroscale accelerometers are electronic components that can detect quick negative acceleration in a vehicle, can tell if a collision has occurred (and the severity of the collision), and are used in all airbag deployment systems. The silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) singlehandedly changed airbag deployment in the mid-90s (from a larger, clunkier deployment system) and now the industry may be in for a new change. Researchers at Harvard have come up with a MEMS force sensor that’s made from paper -- and it costs a throwaway <b>4 cents</b>....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/cheap-paper-accelerometers-hold-promise-for-airbags-medical-systems/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
