SciVid 2019 P Finalist:  Liquid Metal Composites
Channel: Materials Research Society
Date: 2019-11-26

2019 Science in Video Competition - "LIKE" This video to nominate it for the People's Choice Award. Awards will be presented Dec. 4 at the 2019 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston.
 
Video Produced by: Michael Ford; Carnegie Mellon Universit , USA

Description:This video highlights the emerging materials science area of liquid metal composites. By forming composites with a liquid metal, an alloy of gallium and indium, stretchable materials can be conductive. Compared with rigid fillers, the liquid metal is mechanically inert – that is, it readily deforms when the material is stretched. Liquid metal composites can be stretchable conductors but can also be multifunctional. For example, a soft shape-morphing material can be created that can be activated by electrical heating. There is great potential for liquid metal composites in areas of technological relevance like soft robotics, wearable computers, and healthcare.

2019 SciVid Competition sponsored by Goodfellow, Millipore Sigma, the Materials Research Society Foundation and A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute