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Carbon Nanotubes and Spongy Polymer Help Transistors Stretch
MTorrice writes "To make future displays that roll, bend, and stretch, electronics makers need the circuits that control the pixels to be elastic. In particular, they need flexible transistors. Now researchers have combined a carbon nanotube mesh with a spongy ionic polymer to build super-stretchy transistors. The scientists can pull the devices to lengths 57% greater than their resting length without disrupting performance."
Or change the smarmy phrase on your geek t-shirt at a whim.
this: stretchy
Nope - just make the chips small enough such they can sit on a flex circuit and tolerate the needed bend radius. I do this all the time with ultra small medical electronics. Or put the silicon someplace that does not have to bend. This is totally a no brainer.
www.effectiveelectrons.com "chips that work" Analog, RF, Mixed Signal
I want a friggin' cell phone I can put on in the morning like a slap bracelet.
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Yes, instead, we should see more articles about bitcoin and guns.