Nanotechnology makes it possible to create a battery by having a piece of paper to dip into ink that contains nanotubes and nanowires. Once the paper soaks up the nanotubes and nanowires, it’ll become a highly flexible and bendable battery to power your gadgets.
The researchers at Stanford University have conducted the experiment. It was kinda easy to make the paper batteries. Simply get a sheet of paper coated with the special ink that is made entirely of nanotubes and silver nanowires, the paper will then turn into a highly conductive storage device.
The paper battery is more durable as the ink adheres more strongly to paper. It’s believed to provide about 40,000 charge-discharge cycles while compared to conventional lithium ion battery. The performance of the paper battery doesn’t degrade either, even you crumple or fold or soak it in acidic or basic solutions.
With this achievement, plus the advancements of flexible OLED panels and nanotechnology, super flexible and bendable gadgets shouldn’t be too far from us. Watch the clip below for more information
September 22nd, 2010 at 6:48 am
[...] come true not far from now. Scientists from University of Standford have managed to develop some paper thin batteries, which are claimed to be more efficient than other similar [...]