Creating high-strength materials for flexible electronics
03 March, 2021An international research team has developed a method that allows for a laser-driven integration of metals into polymers to form electrically conductive composites.
Flexible crystal enables efficient, bendable electronics
12 February, 2021When an electric field is applied, the hybrid material can be strained up to 22% — the highest strain reported in a piezoelectric material so far.
Researchers create a strong and stretchy e-skin
28 January, 2021A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time.
Polymer electrode suitable for e-skin applications
19 January, 2021Materials scientists developed a hydrothermal treatment, involving humidity and heat, that enhanced the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS films by a factor of 250.
Transparent sensors are flexible and ultrathin
11 January, 2021Japanese researchers have fabricated ultrathin, flexible, transparent sensors with cross-aligned silver nanowire microelectrodes.
Flexible film can change colour like a chameleon
28 October, 2020Researchers from Sichuan University have developed a flexible film that changes colour in response to stretching, pressure or humidity.
Dow DOWSIL VE-8001 Flexible Silicone Adhesive
13 August, 2020The two-part primerless silicone adhesive is applied directly to thin metal surfaces and forms an elastic layer, or inner hinge, that helps to protect the display from damage caused by folding and unfolding.
New organic material to unlock faster electronic devices
30 July, 2020An organic material that is thin, bendable and powerful could be used to create the next generation of mobile phones and other electronic devices.
Drawing bioelectronics on human skin
15 July, 2020One day, people could monitor their own health conditions by simply picking up a pencil and drawing a bioelectronic device on their skin.
Three new projects to advance flexible hybrid electronics
07 July, 2020The projects will accelerate sensor and sensor system innovations for new applications in industries including health care, automotive, industrial and defence.
Stretchable, self-healing material lights up
02 June, 2020A new stretchable material, when used in light-emitting capacitor devices, enables highly visible illumination at low operating voltages.
Harwin Datamate J-Tek and Gecko Hi-Rel connectors with FPC assemblies
06 May, 2020Harwin now offers both its Datamate J-Tek and Gecko high-reliability (Hi-Rel) connectors with flexible printed circuits (FPCs) attached for situations where there is little space above the board surface.
OLEDs stretch two-dimensionally
24 March, 2020Korean researchers have created stretchable organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that are compliant and maintain their performance under high-strain deformation.
Flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper
30 January, 2020The touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it can be rolled up into a tube.
Stretchable solar cells retain high efficiency
17 January, 2020Researchers have devised a way to turn rigid silicon into solar cells that can be stretched by 95%, while retaining high solar energy capture efficiency of 19%.
