Stretchable electronic circuit. This circuit is made using a thin circuit layer applied to a plastic substrate that has been heat treated to enable it

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Stretchable electronic circuit. This circuit is made using a thin circuit layer applied to a plastic substrate that has been heat treated to enable it to expand or contract much like an accordion. Measuring only a few micrometers in width, the flexible circuit can be wrapped around very small structures without breaking. Such devices could have applications as a medical implant. Developed by the Rogers Research Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Photo credit: © PROFESSOR JOHN ROGERS, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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