New Battery Is Thinner Than A Piece Of Paper - And Can Be Printed Too
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 10:35
in Physics & Chemistry
A new printable battery that can be produced cost-effectively on a large scale has been developed by a research team led by Prof. Dr. Reinhard Baumann of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS in Chemnitz together with colleagues from TU Chemnitz and Menippos GmbH. Like your t-shirt, the batteries are printed using a silk-screen method. They are also different from conventional batteries in that these printable versions weigh less than one gram, are less than a millimeter thick and can even be integrated into bank cards. read more
Read the whole article on Scientific Blogging
More from Scientific Blogging
Related
- Printable batteriesThu, 2 Jul 2009, 9:56:36 EDT
- Paper battery may power electronics in clothing and packaging materialWed, 23 Sep 2009, 14:02:52 EDT
- Canadian research team reports major breakthrough in lithium battery technologyMon, 18 May 2009, 11:15:53 EDT
- Researchers create smaller and more efficient nuclear batteryWed, 7 Oct 2009, 13:21:51 EDT
- MIT virus battery could power cars, electronic devicesThu, 2 Apr 2009, 14:39:45 EDT