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• Go on, bend, punch and step on this transistor

  Built with carbon nanotubes, these electronics can be run over, hammered and laundered without harm

• Super-stretchable smart fabrics could enable new wearables

  Elastic inks with record conductivity could be used in underwear that measures vital signs

• Japanese androids hold news conference, chat with baby droids

  The female robots introduced a pair of tabletop conversation robots, CommU and Sota