Just like a jellyfish, the electronic skin is transparent, stretchable, touch-sensitive, and self-healing in aquatic environments, and could be used in everything from water-resistant touchscreens to aquatic soft robots.
"One of the challenges with many self-healing materials today is that they are not transparent and they do not work efficiently when wet," said Assistant Professor Benjamin Tee, NUS. "These drawbacks make them less useful for electronic applications such as touchscreens which often need to be used in wet weather conditions."