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However, nonconductive materials like fingernails or pencil erasers do not alter the electric field, so the screen does not respond.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Often, the circuits are made of many layers of conductive and nonconductive inks, said Peter Harrop, chairman of IDTechEx.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2012