Clever battery completes stretchable electronics package: Rechargeable battery can stretch, twist and bend -- and return to normal shape
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have demonstrated a stretchable lithium-ion battery -- a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics. The battery can stretch up to 300 percent of its original size and still function -- even when stretched, folded, twisted and mounted on a human elbow. The battery enables true integration of electronics and power into a small, stretchable package that is wirelessly rechargeable.