The batteries are built by sequentially depositing several layers – a current collector, a cathode, an electrolyte, an anode, and a protective layer – on a brittle substrate made of mica.

image: Images of flexible lithium-sulfur battery test view more . Credit: POSTECH. Foldable mobile phones are gaining popularity these days. As the popularity of such intelligent flexible devices ...

The team has redesigned the current collector component of lithium-ion batteries in a way that greatly reduces their weight, ... Polymer sandwich current collector boosts battery density, quells fire ...

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Also, the battery's areal capacity is 10 to 20 times greater than that of typical lithium-ion batteries, hitting 50 milliamps per square centimeter at room temperature, the team claims.

Claims of higher energy density, much faster recharging, and better safety are why solid-state-battery technology appears to be the next big thing for EV batteries.

But batteries will need this shape-shifting quality to be incorporated into flexible electronics, which are gaining traction for wearable health monitors. Now, researchers in ACS Energy Letters report ...

It’s hard to use batteries like this in soft robots or wearables, so a team of scientists at the University California, Berkeley built a flexible, non-toxic, jelly-like battery that could ...

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparency Market Research Inc. - The global Flexible Battery market is poised to register a 30.1% CAGR from 2023 to 2031 ...