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Toward 'green' paper-thin, flexible electronics

Now scientists are reporting a new step toward bendable electronics.

New 'designer carbon' boosts battery performance

Scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies.

Wearables may get boost from boron-infused graphene

A microsupercapacitor may find its way into personal and even wearable electronics is getting an upgrade. The laser-induced graphene device benefits greatly when boron becomes part of the mix.

New shortcut to solar cells

Scientists have found a way to simplify the manufacture of solar cells by using the top electrode as the catalyst that turns plain silicon into valuable black silicon.

Shape-fixing nanoreactor to make a better fuel cell catalyst

Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells are lightweight fuel cells being developed for applications in vehicles and portable electronics.

Electrolyte genome could be battery game-changer

A new breakthrough battery—one that has significantly higher energy, lasts longer, and is cheaper and safer—will likely be impossible without a new material discovery.

Smart window harvests energy from wind and rain

A team of researchers have created glass that tints by harvesting energy from wind and rain.

Researchers discover n-type polymer for fast organic battery

Researchers at the University of Houston have reported developing an efficient conductive electron-transporting polymer, a long-missing puzzle piece that will allow ultrafast battery applications.

Novel plastic could spur new green energy applications

A plastic used in filters and tubing has an unusual trait: It can produce electricity when pulled or pressed.

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.

Silk could be new 'green' material for next-generation batteries

Scientists report the development of a new, "green" way to boost the performance of batteries — with a material derived from silk.

Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices

Scientists report the first durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy.

Promise for higher efficiency quantum dot solar cells

Solar cells made out of lead sulfide quantum dots could eventually offer a cheaper, more flexible alternative to ones made using silicon, but they are currently much less efficient.

3D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor

Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings.

3D-printing with DNA-coated nanoparticles as a 'smart glue'

Researchers report an initial study showing that DNA strands can also act as a glue to hold together 3-D-printed materials that could someday be used to grow tissues and organs in the lab.

Fuel cell vehicles feel the pressure

It is not much of an achievement to make a fuel cell powered vehicle any more. They have been made for over 25 years and they work well.

Stomach acid powered micromotors

Researchers have shown that a micromotor fueled by stomach acid can take a bubble-powered ride inside a mouse.

New electronic skin for prosthetics, robotics

For the first time, scientists report the development of a stretchable "electronic skin" closely modeled after our own that can detect not just pressure, but also what direction it's coming from.

Remarkable flexibility with silicon-based electronic devices

Use of industry-compatible processes to demonstrate the most advanced transistor architecture on a flexible platform, with transistor obtaining a bending radius of 0.5 mm.

New technique offers spray-on solar power

Pretty soon, powering your tablet could be as simple as wrapping it in cling wrap.