MIT
Jun 20 2009, Atul

Imagine a day when you could twist your phone into a loop and pocket it without damage! Sounds crazy, right? Well, the day wouldn’t be that far away, for researchers (including a team from MIT) have got the right hints to make that stretch happen,...

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