By harnessing the viscoplastic surface effect, researchers have created a stretchable hermetic seal that enables the reliable encapsulation of stretchable electronics.
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Lee, H., Kang, J. Sealing stretchable electronics through a viscoplastic surface effect. Nat. Mater. 24, 1879–1880 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02417-1
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