A paper - thin,
flexible device created at Michigan State University not only can generate energy from human motion, it can act as a loudspeaker and microphone as well, nanotechnology researchers report in the May 16 edition of Nature Communications.
Not exact matches
It could also
create a new area of soft robotics, and enable new applications in
flexible sensors and actuators, biomedical
devices and platforms or scaffolds for cells to grow, Lee said.
Because the
device needs to track the tremors over time, they utilized a newly invented memory format called resistive random - access memory to
create the first
flexible data storage for wearable
devices.
The findings, which have been reported in Nature Communications, reveal that the h - BN layers form the strongest thin insulator available globally and the unique qualities of the material could be used to
create flexible and almost unbreakable smart
devices, as well as scratch - proof paint for cars.
«The ultimate goal is to use these atomic - layer semiconducting thin films to
create devices that are extremely
flexible, but to do that we need to transfer the thin films from the substrate we used to make it to a
flexible substrate,» says Cao, who is senior author of a paper on the new transfer technique.
As such, the work shows that graphene (combined with other
flexible 2D materials) is not just limited to simple electronic displays, but could be exploited to
create light emitting
devices that are not only incredibly thin, but
flexible, semi-transparent, and intrinsically bright.
It was
created to be
flexible with font size and text layout, allowing you to read the same material on any mobile
device that you may own.
The Sony Digital Paper Tablet was, after all, the first marketed
device that large,
flexible Mobius eink was
created for.
Peruvemba says E Ink has helped about a dozen manufacturers of e-readers and other
devices create flexible backplanes for use with its
flexible display.
A new prototype
flexible display
created by the University of Cambridge and UK firm Plastic Logic, represents the first time graphene has been used in a transistor - based
flexible screen and may well provide the least expensive, easiest to manufacture solution for these
devices yet.
Nintendo's latest
device, the Switch, is perhaps the most
flexible gaming machine ever
created.
This includes using a smaller battery (better battery life can be easily achieved by Apollo Lake's great overall power); PMIC for cheaper and better power delivery option; solder down Wi - Fi through Intel 802.11 ac Wi - Fi support; solder down eMMC flash storage or M. 2 NAND chips instead of SSDs or HDDs;
flexible memory options (LPDDR3 & LPDDR4 options and DDR3L memory solder down option); and MIPI camera that's consistent with
devices created with thinner designs.