Interestingly, they can also be used to determine when damage has occurred. This development is designed to improve the quality of delivery of valuable, expensive or fragile goods for transport companies.
The small impact sensor label reportedly contains a special substance, N-acetyl dihydroanonaene, that responds to physical impact and changes color when the load is damaged.
This item is attached to a sticker that can be attached to the shipping box. If damage occurs where the sticker is, the item will glow. The sensor will not work if the packaging is torn or stretched elsewhere.
According to Daniil Gryaznov, head of the author’s group of the project, the cost of components for the ejection sensor will be 5 rubles per batch of 500 pieces.
Source: Ferra
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