4 Jun 2018

Flexible organic electronics mimic biological mechanosensory nerves
Researchers have developed artificial mechanosensory nerves using flexible organic devices to emulate biological sensory afferent nerves. They used the artificial mechanosensory nerves to control a disabled insect leg and distinguish braille characters.
29 Mar 2018

Origami-inspired self-locking foldable robotic arm
A research team has developed an origami-inspired robotic arm that is foldable, self-assembling and also highly-rigid.
21 Mar 2018

Five Hot Trends with Printed and Flexible Electronics
Europe's leading event on printed and flexible electronics, Printed Electronics Europe 2018, opens its doors in less than three weeks to over 2,500 global visitors.
5 Dec 2017

Battery material with 5x faster charging speed
Recently, a team of researchers at the developed a "graphene ball," a unique battery material that enables a 45% increase in capacity, and five times faster charging speeds than standard lithium-ion batteries.
16 Nov 2017

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2017 Award Winners
At the 14th IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA conference and exhibition held in Santa Clara on November 15-16, four organizations were honored for their great achievements in developing and commercializing printed electronics technologies.
18 Oct 2017

Flexible Electronics: The Big Winner So Far in Printed Electronics
Exploring the commercialization of flexible electronics, one of the key focus points of this year's Printed Electronics USA event on November 15-16 in Santa Clara, CA.
25 May 2016

Discovery could energize development of longer-lasting batteries
A researcher has made a discovery that could open the door to cellphone and car batteries that last five times longer than current ones.
11 Aug 2015

Piezoelectric elastic energy harvesting arrives
Elastic piezoelectric generators are being developed with microwatts demonstrated and watts in prospect for large formats.
19 May 2015

Used cigarette butts offer energy storage solution
Scientists in South Korea have developed a new way to store energy that also offers a solution to a growing environmental problem.
27 Apr 2015

Hyper-stretchable elastic-composite energy harvester
A research team has developed a hyper-stretchable elastic-composite energy harvesting device called a nano generator.
17 Apr 2015

Hyper-stretchable elastic-composite energy harvester
A research team has developed a hyper-stretchable elastic-composite energy harvesting device called a nano generator.
27 Mar 2015

Copper atoms bring a potential new battery material to life
A team of researchers has studied one member of a class of materials, called transition metal fluorides, that are potential cathodes for future lithium ion batteries.
11 Feb 2015

World's largest building installation of OLED lighting
The world's biggest building installation of OLED lighting was mounted at the main library of Seoul National University.
4 Sep 2014

Used-cigarette butts offer energy storage solution
A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette butts into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind turbines to store energy.
9 Jun 2014

Lithium sulfur: a battery revolution on the cheap?
Whip together an industrial waste product and a bit of plastic and you might have the recipe for the next revolution in battery technology.
19 May 2014

Research on electronic skin
A silicon patch embedded with sensors and memory devices which monitors muscle activity, stores data and delivers feedback therapy.
14 Nov 2011

ASU and University of Hong Kong advance flexible electronics
ASU is already a leader in developing flexible electronics through its Flexible Display Center, created in 2004 through a cooperative agreement with the United States Army Research Laboratory.