Updated Dec. 18, 2012 at 8:59 a.m.
NCSU discovery puts real stretch into wires. (NCSU photos)
Raleigh, N.C. — Researchers at N.C. State have developed a way to make wires able to be stretched up to eight times their original length yet maintaining their conductivity. The secret? Using liquid metal.
NCSU scientists use liquid metal to put real s-t-r-e-t-c-h into wires
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NCSU discovery puts real stretch into wires. (NCSU photos)
Raleigh, N.C. — Researchers at N.C. State have developed a way to make wires able to be stretched up to eight times their original length yet maintaining their conductivity. The secret? Using liquid metal.
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