New solution for bendable electronic devices in the future

The materials research team at the University of Michigan has recently successfully built a new type of conductive material that flexibly bends and bends.

Japanese paper cutting art is the solution for future electronic devices

The materials design and research team at the University of Michigan has recently built a new type of conductive material that flexibly flexes and bends. This is a new breakthrough that can help create bendable components and batteries to wear on wearable devices.

Specially structured material.

Interestingly, this new material was created by scientists based on inspiration from Japan's Kirigami paper cutting art . The special element of Kirigami paper cutting art is thanks to the patterns created by cutting off the excess paper inside, which makes the material easier to stretch.

Dr Nicholas Kotov, of the University of Michigan, said: ' Normally, the stress of conductive materials is about 2%. However, if this Kirigami-style design model is applied, it can greatly increase the surface tension of these materials'.

Kirigami paper cutting art of Japan.

In fact, the team experimented with a composite and created a structure similar to that of a Kirigami art. As a result, this material can withstand tension up to 370%, compared with 4% with the original structure.

This is truly a groundbreaking study, which helps scientists create flexible, bendable circuit boards in the future. Besides, this special structure can also help create new batteries that can ' flex' .

This structure can help create flexible flexible batteries that can bend.

A team at Arizona State University also applied this Kirigami structure to create a new type of lithium-ion battery . According to Dr. Hanqing Jiang, the head of the research group, they have successfully built a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 400 mAh, capable of doubling the battery capacity of today's smartphones.

He hopes that with this new material, we can create ultra-thin, flexibly flexible batteries to be equipped with smart wearable devices in the future.

Currently, this study has been granted research licenses to a number of manufacturers, to see its practicality and scope of application. Researchers are also continuing to find ways to apply this new series of materials to the production of electronic devices, opening new hopes for smart devices that can bend.