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Lisa D. Sparks

Breakthrough stretchy battery moves like toothpaste and could power pacemakers and hearing aids

The fluid battery being pulled by two pairs of hands.

Scientists say they've created a battery that can stretch and bend without losing power. The discovery paves the way for wearable technology, smart medical devices, and robots with human-like movements.

"The texture is a bit like toothpaste," senior author Aiman Rahmanudin, an assistant professor at Linköping University in Sweden, said in a statement. "The material can, for instance, be used in a 3D printer to shape the battery as you please. This opens up for a new type of technology."

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