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We've already seen quite a number of skin-adhered sensors that track people's vital signs. That's all very well and good if you're human, but what if you're a fur-covered animal? Well, there's now a sensor that works on them, too.

Whenever foreign objects such as implants are placed within the human body, there's a danger that bacteria could collect on them, leading to infections. Now, however, scientists have created a material that's too slippery for those bacteria to cling onto. It works by continuously releasing oil.