Sustainable Energy Hacking a Desktop Printer to Make Batteries and Circuits Want to make a smart coffee mug that signals “hot”? A customized printer can make the flexible circuits and supercapacitors you’ll need. by Katherine Bourzac 2016-07-05T00:00:00-04:00
News Could Implantable LEDs Relieve Your Pain? A new biocompatible device will make it easier for researchers to determine the neurological basis of pain. by Mike Orcutt 2015-11-16T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Tiny Drones That Navigate with Insect Eyes A tiny, biologically inspired motion sensor could help small drones avoid collisions as they buzz around. by Mike Orcutt 2015-08-03T09:45:00-04:00
News Ridiculously Elastic Conductive Fibers for Stretchable Circuits New kinds of flexible, bendable, and twistable electronic devices could benefit from conducting wires that can stretch to many times their length. by Mike Orcutt 2015-07-23T14:00:00-04:00
News A Biodegradable Computer Chip That Performs Surprisingly Well Researchers show that devices based on a material derived from wood work as well as the communications chip in your smartphone. by Mike Orcutt 2015-07-14T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Injectable Implants Could Help Crack the Brain’s Codes A new type of flexible electronic device shows promise for long-term brain mapping and could be a more effective way to provide therapeutic stimulation. by Mike Orcutt 2015-06-19T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A Bendable Implant Taps the Nervous System without Damaging It Swiss researchers allow rats to walk again with a rubbery electronic implant. by Antonio Regalado 2015-01-08T14:00:00-05:00
News Manufacturing Advances Mean Truly Flexible Devices Are on the Way The technology needed to make flexible displays, electronics, and batteries is being tested. by Kevin Bullis 2014-09-11T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Colored Plastic Doubles Solar Cell Power Using plastic to absorb light could lower the cost of solar power. by Kevin Bullis 2013-12-03T12:35:00-05:00
News A Printing Process to Make Wall-Sized Displays Researchers aim to print large areas of carbon nanotube thin-film transistors on plastic surfaces to make flexible displays and sensor networks. by Mike Orcutt 2013-08-22T00:00:00-04:00