[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23255830[/URL]
[QUOTE][B]Stretchable electronics may start appearing in the near future, after researchers created liquid metal structures on a 3D printer.[/B]
A team at North Carolina State University used an alloy of two metals - gallium and indium - that are liquid at room temperature but form a "skin" when exposed to air.
When printed, the shapes can be stretched without reverting to blobs.
The technology could be used for micro-circuits and wearable electronics.
The technique is detailed in the [URL="http://gmwgroup.harvard.edu/pubs/pdf/1014.pdf"]journal Advanced Materials[/URL].
"The metal forms a very thin layer of oxide and because of it, you can actually shape it into interesting shapes that would not be possible with normal liquids like water," said the lead author, Michael Dickey.
He explained that the printer used a syringe to stack the droplets on top of one another.
The droplets retained their shape without merging into a single big droplet, which allowed the scientists to then shape the metal.
"It's an additive manufacturing technique, so you're basically directly printing the material in 3D space," Dr Dickey said.
"The resulting structures are soft, and if you embed them in, say, rubber, for example, you can create structures that are deformable and stretchable."
Gadget makers could potentially use the technique to make connections between electronic components that would not break if their device was pulled or twisted.
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Now facepunch, just take a second and imagine all the shit that could be done with this tech. Flexible phones, really hard to break cables, full body tech suits that stretch with your movement...
Now I can make a dildo that stretches while it swings, extending the amount of momentum.
Perfect for using at riots.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;41404573]or you could make a gyrating [B]dragon [/B]dildo[/QUOTE]
I was actually thinking of adding metallic fleshlight to the OP, but decided it was to creepy.
It wouldn't be a bad product for those people into robo-sex though...
Absolutely gobsmacked.
Tron suits?
How long before:
[IMG]http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/t1000.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;41404868]How long before:
[IMG]http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/t1000.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
we're gonna need nanomachines for that
I love how the first thing on peoples thoughts is dildos lol
[QUOTE=valkery;41404592]I was actually thinking of adding metallic fleshlight to the OP, but decided it was to creepy.
It wouldn't be a bad product for those people into robo-sex though...[/QUOTE]
Probably won't be long before "clanging" is a real fetish. There are already erotic mechanisms in the world; one need only give them an AI component for things to get real weird real fast.
*clangclang*
[QUOTE=Joazzz;41406940]we're gonna need nanomachines for that[/QUOTE]
Looking forward to it. Just don't get it to the American Congress.
[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/9/2013/02/this_senator.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=ironman17;41408081]Probably won't be long before "clanging" is a real fetish. There are already erotic mechanisms in the world; one need only give them an AI component for things to get real weird real fast.
*clangclang*[/QUOTE]
[img]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2008/12/09/Clangers460.jpg[/img]
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