PCB circuits are cool, but you know what is cooler. Terminator circuits that’s what! And what if the same material that makes Terminator circuits could also be used for smart ….
Self-Repairing Conductive Material from Liquid Metal. Well, that is exactly what the lab at Virginia Tech’s VT MADE Lab has created, presented by Joel from [3DPrintingNerd]. So what does a Terminator circuit actually entail.
Well, just like in Terminator 2, the circuits are made of liquid metal. Specifically, small drops of liquid metal alloy made of gallium and indium. These drops are contained within a matrix of PDMS polymer, which contains the magical liquid for conductivity, thermal and electrical.
This makes a flexible and stretchy composite which can even self-repair when punctured or cut by bridging the Little “bubbles” of liquid alloy form a composite that will pop when applied over a threshold of force or puncture.
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