New Silicon Circuits Invented: Bendy, Stretchy, Rubbery

Scientists have made a discovery that makes silicon cool again: it can now be made into bendy chips. Stiff silicon devices are powerful, of course, but not the best fit for some situations, such as advanced medical sensors. But the team University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign worked out a way to stick 1.5 micron-thick layers of silicon onto rubbery plastic in a way that actually makes it stretchable. Check out the video of to see elastic integrated circuits in action.

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