Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab

High-performance stretchable resistive memories using donor–acceptor block copolymers with fluorene rods and pendent isoindigo coils

Diblock copolymers consisting of electron-donating poly[2,7-(9,9-dihexylfluorene)] (PF) rods and electron-withdrawing poly(pendent isoindigo) (Piso) coils were designed and synthesized through a click reaction. The electronic properties and interchain organization of the copolymers could be tuned by varying the PF/Piso ratio (PF14-b-Pison (n=10, 20, 60 and 100)). The highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital ener…

Self-healing lithium battery stretches, survives punctures and cuts

A multidisciplinary team at the University of California, Berkeley, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a stretchable, self-healing lithium battery that ...

Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab

Its performance isn’t great, but its endurance is similar to standard lithium-ion.

Scientists Develop Self-Healing Stretchable Lithium Batteries With Enhanced Durability

The expert team of scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed the super-stretchable and highly flexible lithium battery, crafted with non-toxic components. These jelly-like batteries will be safe from punctures or potential toxic damage.The expert team of scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, the Georgia Instit…

UC Berkeley’s Wild New Battery Still Works After Being Bent, Twisted, or Stabbed

Summary: Scientists at UC Berkeley have developed a jelly-like, non-toxic flexible lithium battery that can survive bending, twisting, and even being stabbed, while lasting through 500 charge cycles. Although its energy retention is lower than typical smartphone batteries, the innovation shows promise for use in flexible electronics and wearables. While the new hotness in terms of batteries is, silicon-carbon, that’s not keeping scientists from …

UC Berkeley’s Wild New Battery Still Works After Being Bent, Twisted, or Stabbed - WiredFocus

Summary: Scientists at UC Berkeley have developed a jelly-like, non-toxic flexible lithium battery that can survive bending, twisting, and even being stabbed, while lasting through 500 charge cycles. Although its energy retention is lower than typical smartphone batteries, the innovation shows promise for use in flexible electronics and wearables. While the new hotness in terms of batteries is, silicon-carbon, that’s not keeping scientists from …