FINANCIAL TIMES: Beyond lithium — the search for a better battery

  • Md Nazmul Karim

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    Description

    One area where there is a pressing need for battery innovation is in the emerging market for wearable technology. A rigid battery would not work in emerging areas such as smart clothing so academics have been developing more flexible models. Researchers at the University of Manchester in August revealed that they had developed technology using graphene-oxide to create an ink-like substance that can be printed on to fabrics. The ink, which is as flexible as cotton, acts as a solid-state flexible supercapacitor that can rapidly charge electronic components.

    Period8 Jan 2018

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    Media contributions

    • TitleBeyond lithium — the search for a better battery
      Media name/outletFinancial Times
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date8/01/18
      DescriptionOne area where there is a pressing need for battery innovation is in the emerging market for wearable technology. A rigid battery would not work in emerging areas such as smart clothing so academics have been developing more flexible models. Researchers at the University of Manchester in August revealed that they had developed technology using graphene-oxide to create an ink-like substance that can be printed on to fabrics. The ink, which is as flexible as cotton, acts as a solid-state flexible supercapacitor that can rapidly charge electronic components.
      URLhttps://www.ft.com/content/46adb98c-d8ef-11e7-9504-59efdb70e12f?FTCamp=engage/CAPI/webapp/Channel_Moreover//B2B
      PersonsMd Nazmul Karim

    Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

    • Advanced materials
    • Energy

    Keywords

    • batteries
    • graphene
    • wearable technology