Underwater circuit assembly of the LED (VIDEO)

Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative

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Pieces of stratified synthetic skin are immersed in water. Drawn together magnetically, the pieces reassemble. As they heal, their electrical conductivity returns, and an LED attached atop the material glows to demonstrate it.

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Bao Group, Stanford U.

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