South Korea carries news of bendable, shape-conformable batteries
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 07:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from South Korea have developed bendable polymer electrolytes for lithium ion batteries. The Yonhap News Agency carried the announcement, which has led to numerous suggestions, along with the authors' intent, that their work could bring flexible phones and tablets that much closer to consumer reach. The researchers, led by Professor Lee Sang-young of South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, along with researchers from nine other institutes, have authored a paper presenting their findings, titled "Imprintable, Bendable, and Shape-Conformable Polymer Electrolytes for Versatile-Shaped Lithium-Ion Batteries."