The Mystery of ‘Impossible’ Liquid Metal Conductivity in Soft Materials Has Finally Been Solved

Scientists have finally discovered the strange mechanics allowing isolated drops of liquid metal to form an electrical network in soft materials. In a recent paper published in Matter , Virginia Tech researcher Michael Bartlett, along with two Ph.D. candidates, Wuzhou Zu and Hugh P. Grennan explored the liquid metal mystery to finally discover an answer: tiny cracks. Despite continuing advances…

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