MIT engineers develop technique for ultra-thin semiconducting films not made from silicon

Lee Bell
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Technique will provide a cost-effective method to fabricate flexible, wearable electronics

Engineers from MIT have developed a technique to fabricate ultra-thin semiconducting films made from a host of exotic materials other than silicon.  The new technique, researchers say, will prov...

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