Stretchability will significantly expand the application scope of electronics, particularly large‐area
electronics—displays, sensors, and actuators. If arbitrary surfaces and movable parts …

Recent advances in mechanics and materials provide routes to integrated circuits that can
offer the electrical properties of conventional, rigid wafer-based technologies but with the …

Rapid advances in soft electronics, microfabrication technologies, miniaturization and
electronic skins are facilitating the development of wearable sensor devices that are highly …

… We thank T. Sakurai and M. Takamiya of University of Tokyo for invaluable discussion; Y. …
T. Someya and T. Sekitani have filed a provisional US patent (61/064,024) on this work. …

… 5h), which—estimated conservatively—suggests a t 80 lifetime of more than 1,000 full cycles
(t 80 is the number of cycles until device parameters degrade to 80% of their initial values). …

It is now widely accepted that skin sensitivity will be very important for future robots used by
humans in daily life for housekeeping and entertainment purposes. Despite this fact, …

Skin-like sensitivity, or the capability to recognize tactile information, will be an essential
feature of future generations of robots, enabling them to operate in unstructured environments. …

Using organic transistors with a floating gate embedded in hybrid dielectrics that comprise a
2-nanometer-thick molecular self-assembled monolayer and a 4-nanometer-thick plasma-…

Stretchability will significantly expand the applications scope of electronics, particularly for
large-area electronic displays, sensors and actuators. Unlike for conventional devices, …

On a daily basis, our requirements for technology become more innovative and creative and
the field of electronics is helping to lead the way to more advanced appliances. This book …