A Plastic Designed For Wearable Electronics 11
aphexbrett writes "Researchers have developed a new plastic that conducts electricity, may be simpler to manufacture than industry counterparts and easily accommodates chemical attachments to create new materials. This new material could mean easier manufacture of paper-thin TVs and "smart" cloth. Developed by TDA Research in Wheat Ridge, Colo., Oligotron polymers are made of tiny bits of material that possess a conducting center and two, non-conducting end pieces. The end pieces allow the plastic bits to dissolve in solvents and accommodate specialized molecules."
Re:do they make condoms (Score:5, Funny)
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1.565M ohms? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:1.565M ohms? (Score:1, Insightful)
Solar Cell applications (Score:2, Interesting)
The endless hours spend soldering a solar array together could come to an end. Many of these could be shingled and encapsulated fairly easily, not worrying as much about materials shorting out all the time.
I look forward to more news!
Possibilities.... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Possibilities.... (Score:1)
Seriously, though, I can think of at least eleventy one uses for this stuff. Someone already mentioned solar cells, I'm currently wondering if it can be sprayed a-la inkjet like several other plastics... this could be the start of something seriously cool. How 'bout your own custom fab lab in your computer room? Things just don't get much geekier than that... :)
conductive plastic ink (Score:2, Interesting)