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Understand the advance.
Put the idea in motion.

Seven interactive experiments, grounded in recent research. Every example has a question you can test.

AI concept illustration for see the hidden shear
02 / 07 · TEXTILE INTERFACE SENSINGAI concept scene
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Pressure is only half the story.

Separate force into compression and sliding. A spatial sensor map makes their differences visible.

A WORKED EXAMPLE

Inspect a low-pressure patch that still has high shear.

Compare the two channels, then disconnect a sensor to distinguish missing data from zero.

INTERACTIVE / SYNTHETIC SIGNALS

See the hidden shear

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Brightness / normal signalArrow / shear direction & size

24 / 24 cells available · synthetic percentage signals

Normal force signal30%
Shear signal20%
Sliding direction35°
Center sensor disconnected

Compression and sliding are independent channels.

The grid uses synthetic signals on a flat schematic. It is not an anatomical pressure map or a skin-damage assessment.

Inspect the demonstration rules

The synthetic field uses a fixed Gaussian spatial pattern. Cell brightness follows normal signal; arrow length follows shear; the angle follows sliding direction. A disconnected cell emits no value.

WHAT THE EVIDENCE ACTUALLY SAYS · August 2026

A Science Advances study reports embroidered sensors that map normal and shear forces, including a prosthetic-socket demonstration with one below-knee participant.

Demo settings remain in this view during the session. Export an experiment to retain its parameters. These experiments do not change your care case or control a device.

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