Berkeley researchers develop touch responsive “e-skin”

http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/07/21/first-interactive-e-skin-built-on-plastic/

Berkeley professor Ali Javey has developed a user-interactive sensor network on flexible plastic. The “e-skin” lights in response to touch, emitting a brighter light as pressure intensifies.  Javey’s lab is now engineering the sensor to also respond to temperature and light.