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Silicon chips stretch into shape

Normally fragile and brittle silicon chips have been made to bend and fold, paving the way for a new generation of flexible electronic devices. The stretchy circuits could be used to build advanced brain implants, health monitors or smart clothing. The complex devices consist of concertina-like folds of ultra-thin silicon bonded to sheets of rubber.
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*Source: BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7313203.stm)*

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