Flexible electronics

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‘Wraparound’ implants represent new approach to treating spinal cord injuries

08 May 2024

A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new approach to the treatment of spinal injuries, which can...

Schematic of the textile-based capacitor integrating GNP/polyesters as electrodes and h-BN/polyesters as dielectrics., Credit: Felice Torrisi

Washable, wearable battery-like devices could be woven directly into clothes

16 May 2019

Washable, wearable ‘batteries’: based on cheap, safe and environmentally-friendly inks and woven directly into fabrics, have been developed by...

Green arrow points to the implant in the hippocampus of a mouse brain

Electronic device implanted in the brain could stop seizures

29 Aug 2018

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how an electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, stop and even prevent epileptic...

Fully integrated circuits printed directly onto fabric

08 Nov 2017

Researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric, opening up new possibilities for...

Circuits patterned on a plastic substrate

Opinion: Why are flexible computer screens taking so long to develop?

18 Jan 2016

Stuart Higgins (Cavendish Laboratory) discusses the technology being developed to create flexible displays.

A high performance semiconducting polymer with an amorphous structure

Clearing a path for electrons in polymers: closing in on the speed limits

05 Nov 2014

A new class of low-cost polymer materials, which can carry electric charge with almost no losses despite their seemingly random structure, could lead...

Active matrix electrophoretic display incorporating graphene

First graphene-based flexible display produced

05 Sep 2014

A flexible display incorporating graphene in its pixels’ electronics has been successfully demonstrated by the Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic...

Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic Logic announce partnership

26 Jun 2013

University spin-out will work with the newly-established Cambridge Graphene Centre.