Now, he has made some more elastic conductors, but this time using silver nanowires – according to Zhu, they offer some big advantages over carbon nanotubes. “Ag [silver] nanowires (NWs ...

Silver nanowires are placed on a silicon plate and a liquid polymer is poured over the silicon substrate. The polymer is then exposed to high heat, which turns it from a liquid into an elastic solid.

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed highly conductive and elastic conductors made from silver nanoscale wires (nanowires). These elastic conductors can be ...