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Electronics charges into the third dimension

A charge-programmed 3D printing method can create electronic devices that combine multiple materials into complex architectures.

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Fig. 1: Charge-programmed 3D printing of electronic systems.

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Ambrosi, A. Electronics charges into the third dimension. Nat Electron 3, 189–190 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-020-0401-4

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