Soon flexible and stretchable processors thanks to a spaghetti-shaped metamaterial?

A new type of metamaterial, both strong and stretchable, promises to revolutionize the semiconductor industry. It's the perfect opportunity to dream of flexible, nearly indestructible electronic components and printed circuit boards.

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a flexible and durable metamaterial made of acrylic plastic. A metamaterial is material composed of many structures at the microscopic level. The different structures are usually combined to provide properties such as flexibility, softness and resistance. According to the creators of MIT, its material combines rigid mesh frame with poles and fences with spiral structures t…