Piezo-Phototronic LED (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Piezo-Phototronic LED (2 of 2)

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Researchers have developed a sensor device that converts mechanical pressure -- from a signature or a fingerprint -- directly into light signals that can be captured and processed optically. Shown are Professor Zhong Lin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology and his research team.

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Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

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