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Summary With the rise of wearable electronics, developing materials that withstand mechanical strain without losing electrical performance is crucial. Polymer-based field-effect transistors (FETs) are key components but often brittle due to rigid molecular structures needed for charge transport. A team led by Professor Zhenan Bao and Dr. Hung-Chin Wu at Stanford University addressed this by […]

Summary Researchers led by Professor Zhenan Bao at Stanford University have developed intrinsically stretchable transistor arrays for wearable electronics, with high device density and strain insensitivity. The material maintains less than 5% performance variation under 100% strain, making it ideal for capturing physiological signals despite strain changes. The team introduced “elastiff” layers, using rigid and […]

Summary Wearable electronics require flexible, safe, and high-performance energy storage. Traditional Li-ion batteries, which are rigid and contain flammable liquid electrolytes, are not ideal for such applications. A research team led by Professors Zhenan Bao and Yi Cui developed a new type of solid-state polymer electrolyte, incorporating a supramolecular network with dynamic hydrogen bonding to […]