ETH Zürich contributors: Giovanni
A. Salvatore, Niko
Münzenrieder, Thomas
Kinkeldei, Luisa
Petti, Christoph
Zysset, Ivo Strebel, Lars Büthe & Gerhard Tröster
A new way of making ultra thin, flexible
and transparent electronics has been unveiled by researchers in Switzerland. The
technique involves fabricating micron-thick electronic devices on a conventional
silicon wafer, which is later detached by soaking it in water. The free-floating
devices can then be placed onto a variety of biological tissues, including human
skin and even a single hair. The technology could be used to make "smart"
contact lenses for monitoring the pressure in an eyeball or for creating
flexible solar cells.