Super-stretchable metallic conductors for flexible electronics
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 11:20
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have discovered how to stretch metal films used in flexible electronics to twice their size without breaking. The discovery could lead to dramatic improvements and addresses one of the biggest challenges in flexible electronics, an industry still in its infancy with applications such as bendable batteries, robotic skins, wearable monitoring devices and sensors, and connected fabrics.