Search results for wearable electronics

Nanomaterials Aug 28, 2013

Butterfly wings + carbon nanotubes = new 'nanobiocomposite' material

Leveraging the amazing natural properties of the Morpho butterfly's wings, scientists have developed a nanobiocomposite material that shows promise for wearable electronic devices, highly sensitive light sensors and sustainable ...

Nanophysics Oct 3, 2019

Printed electronics open way for electrified tattoos and personalized biosensors

Electrical engineers at Duke University have devised a fully print-in-place technique for electronics that is gentle enough to work on delicate surfaces including paper and human skin. The advance could enable technologies ...

Materials Science Mar 22, 2019

New approach to molecular modeling may accelerate the development of new organic materials for electronics

Organic electronics have the potential to revolutionize technology with their high cost-efficiency and versatility compared with more commonly used inorganic electronics. For example, their flexibility could allow companies ...

General Physics Apr 12, 2017

Foldable silicon-based electronics overcome fragility problem

(Phys.org)—Researchers have developed a method for fabricating silicon-based electronics that can be stretched and folded without damage, circumventing the problem of extreme fragility that ultra-thin flexible silicon materials ...

Polymers Mar 10, 2021

Huge potential for electronic textiles made with new cellulose thread

Electronic textiles offer revolutionary new opportunities in various fields, in particular healthcare. But to be sustainable, they need to be made of renewable materials. A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, ...

Electronics & Semiconductors Nov 7, 2017

Highly flexible organic flash memory for foldable and disposable electronics

A KAIST team reported ultra-flexible organic flash memory that is bendable down to a radius of 300 μm. The memory exhibits a significantly-long projected retention rate with a programming voltage on par with the present ...

Nanomaterials Aug 7, 2017

Graphene electronic tattoos can be applied to the skin with water

Researchers have designed a graphene-based tattoo that can be directly laminated onto the skin with water, similar to a temporary tattoo. But instead of featuring artistic or colorful designs, the new tattoo is nearly transparent. ...

Nanophysics May 6, 2014

Flexible all-carbon electronics integrated onto plants, insects, and more

(Phys.org) —Carbon-based electronics are being widely explored due to their attractive electrical and mechanical properties, but synthesizing them in large quantities at low cost is still a challenge.

Nanomaterials Nov 9, 2016

Nano-scale electronics score laboratory victory

Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have pioneered a method for growing an atomic scale electronic material at the highest quality ever reported. In a paper published in Applied Physics Letters, Assistant ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 8, 2021

Wearable plasmonic-metasurface sensor for universal molecular fingerprint detection on biointerfaces

Wearable sensing technology is an essential link in personalized medicine, where researchers must track multiple analytes inside the body simultaneously, to obtain a complete picture of human health. In a new report on Science ...

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