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May 09, 2014

Energy device for flexible electronics packs a lot of power
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2014
While flexible gadgets such as "electronic skin" and roll-up touch screens are moving ever closer to reality, their would-be power sources are either too wimpy or too stiff. But that's changing fast. Scientists have developed a new device that's far thinner than paper, can flex and bend, and store enough energy to provide critical back-up power for portable electronics. Their report appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. In their paper, James Tour and colleagues point out ... read more

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