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It's not exactly clear in the video, but the structures remain liquid at all times - unlike solder which solidifies on cooling. A thin layer of semi-rigid oxid
by swamp40 13y ago
It's not exactly clear in the video, but the structures remain liquid at all times - unlike solder which solidifies on cooling.
A thin layer of semi-rigid oxide holds the liquid in place - like a conductive water balloon.
Very cool stuff, although it seems too delicate to me for any immediate real world uses.
Perhaps a layer of Parylene or some other type of vapor-deposited polymer could make the structures more durable, while retaining its flexibility?
- waster 13y agoThe video link from anigbrowl noted these structures could be used in headphone wires and other such applications where flexibility and self-healing capability is critical. I do also imagine an outer protective layer could increase durability and thus expand the range of applications. That layer could, in theory, be either more rigid or equally flexible.