Wearable Thin-Film Thermoelectric Cooling Device (TFTEC) for Prosthetics and Haptics
Category: IT/Electrical
Developers: The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Co-Developers: Not applicable to this product
United States
Product Description:The wearable thin-film thermoelectric cooling device (TFTEC) is one of the world's fastest & smallest refrigeration devices capable of providing intense cooling in less than a second. TFTEC has conveyed sensations of temperature for amputee prostheses & haptics in virtual reality, with future applications in human-machine interaction, cryosurgery, & pain management.
Developers: The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Co-Developers: Not applicable to this product
United States
Product Description:The wearable thin-film thermoelectric cooling device (TFTEC) is one of the world's fastest & smallest refrigeration devices capable of providing intense cooling in less than a second. TFTEC has conveyed sensations of temperature for amputee prostheses & haptics in virtual reality, with future applications in human-machine interaction, cryosurgery, & pain management.
TFTEC