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Thin, sensitive skin electronicsThe properties of the human sense of touch, including high sensitivity to differences in temperature, pressure, or surface roughness, are challenging to replicate in robotics because skin materials must be…

Ice goes bendyOne well known characteristic of ice is that it fractures instead of bending when strained. This characteristic is caused by the inevitable defects introduced into the ice structure during solidification. Xu et al. show that…

Direct optical polymer patterningAs a platform for electronic devices, polymeric materials offer the advantages of intrinsic flexibility and stretchability relative to hard material devices. However, unlike materials such as silicon, there…