A new study describes a semiconductor that is stretchable and degrades completely in acid – which can be used in next-generation electronics.
Author: Marina Philip
Marina is a PhD candidate studying analytical chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She studied journalism in college in the Pacific Northwest, and she loves mountains, trees, dogs, and NPR.
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