CeNS, JNCASR develop touchless screen technology to restrain virus spreading

Bengaluru-based scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced and Scientific Research (JNCASR) have provided an affordable solution to develop a low-cost touchcum-proximity sensor popularly called touchless touch sensor through a printing technique. The team has set up a semiautomated plant for the production of printing-aided patterned (resolution of around 300 µm) transparent electrodes, which has the potential for being utilised in advanced touchless screen technologies. The novel low-cost patterned transparent electrodes have tremendous potential to be used in advanced smart electronic devices like touchless screens and sensors. This touchless touch sensor technology could assist in preventing the spread of viruses that spread through contact.