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Sometimes it would be helpful if a 3D printed object could stretch & bend. Flexible filament like TPU is one option, but [NagyBig] designed a simple bracelet to ask: how …read more Continue reading Rubber Bands and O-Rings Give 3D Prints Some Stretch
A team of researchers has developed a new material that’s not only elastic, but is impervious to gases and liquids – something that this kind of material is usually bad at. The material could be useful for making flexible batteries or wearable electron… Continue reading Liquid-metal-based material forms airtight seal for flexible electronics
There’s no better way to introduce yourself than handing over a blinky PCB business card and challenging the recipient to a game of Connect Four. And if [Dennis Kaandorp] turns …read more Continue reading Blinky Business Card Plays Snake and Connect Four
Smartphones with a large internal screen that folds out across a hinge for improved gaming, movie watching or productivity have been available for a while now, and we’ve seen sliding concepts expand display real estate too. Now Samsung Display has comb… Continue reading Samsung concept previews laptop display that folds and slides
Foldable, rollable and bendable displays are beginning to appear in electronics, but now we’ve had a glimpse at a new take on the idea. LG Display has unveiled the first high-definition display that can be stretched, twisted and folded during use.Conti… Continue reading LG Display shows off stretchable, high-definition display
Surgeons are increasingly turning to less-invasive techniques, such as utilizing long, thin needles – instead of scalpels – to access targets within the body. A new needle, with a steerable tip, could make such procedures faster and easier.Continue Rea… Continue reading ARC surgical needle uses a steerable tip to hit targets
Surgeons are increasingly turning to less-invasive techniques, such as utilizing long, thin needles – instead of scalpels – to access targets within the body. A new needle, with a steerable tip, could make such procedures faster and easier.Continue Rea… Continue reading ARC surgical needle uses a steerable tip to hit targets
At its Tech World 2022 event earlier this week, Lenovo demonstrated a Motorola handset prototype that grows to 6.5 inches at the push of a button and a laptop concept with a display that expands upward to give users more screen space when needed.Contin… Continue reading Lenovo rolls out smartphone and laptop concepts with expanding displays
Plastics can be hard, plastics can be soft, but can plastics be both at the same time? Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have been exploring this question and produced a first-of-a-kind material that is pliable in some sections and stiff … Continue reading Light-activated “smart plastic” has its soft spots
CDs are becoming largely obsolete now, thanks to the speed of the internet and the reliability and low costs of other storage media. To help keep all of this plastic …read more Continue reading Scavenging CDs For Flexible Parts