A collaboration between Korea University and the University of Illinois-Chicago produced an ultra-thin firm that could alter how we produce and utilize electronics. Researchers spun thin fibers of polyacrylonitrile into a tangled mat, then coated it to attract metal ions and electroplated it with copper or other metals.
Most of what the scientists referred to as "nano-chicken wire," however, was essentially holes between the materials. The result was a material that's not only stretchy and bendable, but transparent and highly conductive to electricity. Researchers said the technology could advance everything from roll-up touchscreen displays and wearable devices to solar cells and even electronic skin. What's more, the processes used to develop the material are relatively simple and inexpensive.
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Could these developments help put more wearables into factories and warehouses? What other industries or products could be helped by this technology?
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