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'Rubber-Band Electronics' Can Stretch To 200 Percent Their Original Size

Posted by Soulskill on from the silly-putty-circuitboards dept.

Zothecula writes "In the quest to develop implantable electronics to monitor the human body from within, flexibility and stretchability have been major hurdles. We've seen numerous developments including stretchable LED arrays, an implantable device for measuring the heart's electrical output, and an electrode array that melts onto the surface of the brain. Now researchers have developed technology that combines a porous polymer and liquid metal that allows electronics to bend and stretch to more than 200 percent their original size (abstract)."

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  1. A new era by GungaDan · · Score: 4, Funny

    of teledildonics is surely upon us.

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    1. Re:A new era by camperslo · · Score: 3, Funny

      Great. We'll go out to buy a 50" television and when we get home we'll discover the giant box has a 25" and we are expected to stretch it.

      Then there are the inflatable robots...

    2. Re:A new era by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Who buys a 12" Stonehenge?

  2. Stretching the Imagination of Design by NicknamesAreStupid · · Score: 2

    In a world where circuit speeds have made timing issues out of the lengths of traces, having a signal line that stretches adds a new dimension to design.

  3. Re:How about for frivolous things? by CastrTroy · · Score: 2

    It's already been done

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