Researchers have created a battery that can bend and bend

Currently, batteries primarily exist as a solid, rigid product, which can overheat when bent or broken. But scientists at ETH Zurich recently created a new, flexible battery.

The battery can be twisted, stretched, and bent without interrupting the device's power supply process.

Scientists say flexible batteries could be an ideal component for future rollable electronics. The prototype of this film-like flexible battery can be bent and twisted without interrupting the device's power supply process. A key factor that determines the performance of this battery is the special electrolyte it uses.

This new electrolyte was discovered at ETH by a graduate student named Xi Chen. The battery developed by the team is the first to use flexible components to allow the entire battery to be flexible. This battery uses a bent synthetic polymer to make anode (anode) and cathode (cathode). The battery's internal surface has a thin layer of microscopic silver flakes .

These silver pieces are stacked like tile pieces and do not separate when the battery is bent. If the silver chips come off, electricity can still pass through the carbon-containing mixture. The battery has a gel electrode with a water-based component with a high concentration of lithium salts. The team says the new battery has many potential applications. One example is that it can be embroidered directly into fabric to create smart clothes.

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