A big microprocessor that can bend and flex

Monday 26th July, 2021 - Bruce Sterling

*This is a big enough deal for electronics that it was published in NATURE. Silicon chips are glass and tend to shatter when embedded in device art, but not this baby.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03625-w

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