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Feb 27, 2011

Bendable Graphene Batteries

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) may be on the cusp of creating something special: Bendable batteries that could have better performance than their stiff, inflexible cousins.

Made from graphene, these batteries would do well paired up with the flexible OLED displays.

In fact, coincidentally enough, the KAIST team is also attempting to apply their bendable graphene battery technique to OLED displays and solar cells. The future, how bendy it's become!
 
 

16 comments:

  1. Astronomy PirateFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Nice, lots of possibilities for new technology in the future. Maybe even bendable e-readers that behave much more like paper.

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  2. JoeFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    That's really cool. Bendy phones now please. Banana shaped.

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  3. TyroneFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Definitely gonna need some flexible ipads in here.

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  4. StuffGuy7February 27, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    Looks quite promising. Hope to see this at a marketable level in the future.

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  5. RarglolFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Wow, nice! I hope that these are more environmentally friendly than their older counterparts.

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  6. AlexanderFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    I'm dying to get my hands on one of those new oled display phones

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  7. ThisWeekInThoughtFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    This will also be nice for design as well

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  8. ChrisFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    The potential is limitless! Although I can't think of one yet, but there are smarter people out there.

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  9. TarahFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    haha thats nifty, makes me think of those bendy pencils that were all the rage in elementary school

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  10. nooneFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    this is AWSOME

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  11. synoptixsFebruary 27, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    great to see batteries get even better

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  12. theonebloggerFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    There are many possibilities here ranging from a more compact battery to an increase in safety.

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  13. Patti D.February 28, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    that is like the best idea ever!

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  14. PeanutzzzFebruary 28, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    Nokia is already developing nokia morph which bends :D

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  15. loveblogginFebruary 28, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    never thought id see the day!

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  16. You Want, You LoseFebruary 28, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I remember reading an article around 2008 maybe saying flexible phones and screens will be available to all by 2010. What a Joke! Hopefully these batteries will become mainstream and have a low carbon footprint.

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