Cellulose-based energy storage devices could provide a viable solution to creating sustainable, inexpensive electronics.
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High performance supercaps made from cotton waste and seawater
Researchers explore an alternative, green supercapacitor concept that relies on seawater and carbon fibers derived from waste cotton.
Self-powered forest fire detection
Developing a battery-free electronic sensor to monitor the forest.
Printing liquid metals: The next generation of wiring
Direct‐write and 3D printing using liquids metals provides an interesting alternative for wiring in circuitry.
New production method of graphene enables transparent solar cells
A new way of making large sheets of graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics
Enabling touch sensing in skin-conformable wearable electronics
A transparent and stretchable touch sensor could enable robust touch input mapping under either static or dynamic deformation.
Quasi-solid zinc metal batteries could power the wearables of tomorrow
Zinc metal batteries built using a novel hydrogel electrolyte show remarkable performance and processability, making them suitable for the next generation of wearable energy storage devices.
Over-crowding particles drives their motion
Using an asymmetric sawtooth-shaped potential, researchers achieve transport of tiny molecules driven by particle crowding.
The next boost in lithium-ion battery research: Suppressing oxygen evolution
A new dielectric coating could help solve a long-standing problem and enhance the performance of lithium-rich materials.
Ultrasonic welding provides route to ultra-low-cost flexible circuits
Researchers build multi-layer, flexible circuits in which the connections between circuit layers are made by ultrasonic welding.
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