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Incredible ionogel is ultra-tough and super-stretchy

18 Mar 2022 Anjali A Edathil 
Ionogel lifting a heavy weight
Heavy lifting: a copolymer ionogel (inset) with a cross-sectional area of 4 mm2 supporting a 1 kg weight. (Courtesy: North Carolina State University)
A technique for making ionogels that are both ultra-tough and ultra-stretchy has been developed by s

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Anjali A Edathil is a former PhD student contributor to Physics World. Anjali researched 3D freestanding sustainable energy materials at the Technical University of Denmark. Find out more about our student contributor networks
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