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The Weekly On-Line Newsletter from the European Institute of Printed Circuits.
Post：2015.05.21
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The Weekly On-Line Newsletter from the European Institute of Printed Circuits.
An international team of scientists, including Professor Monica Craciun
from the University of Exeter, have pioneered a new technique to
embed transparent, flexible graphene electrodes into fibres commonly
associated with the textile industry. The discovery could revolutionise
the creation of wearable electronic devices, such as clothing containing
computers, phones and MP3 players, which are lightweight, durable and
easily transportable.
The international collaborative research, which includes experts from
the Centre for Graphene Science at the University of Exeter, the Institute
for Systems Engineering and Computers, Microsystems and
Nanotechnology (INESC‐MN) in Lisbon, the Universities of Lisbon and
Aveiro in Portugal and the Belgian Textile Research Centre (CenTexBel),
is published in the leading scientific journal Scientific Reports.
Professor Craciun, co‐author of the research said: "This is a pivotal point
in the future of wearable electronic devices. The potential has been there
for a number of years, and transparent and flexible electrodes are
already widely used in plastics and glass, for example. But this is the first
example of a textile electrode being truly embedded in a yarn. The
possibilities for its use are endless, including textile GPS systems, to
biomedical monitoring, personal security or even communication tools
for those who are sensory impaired. The only limits are really within our
own imagination."
At just one atom thick, graphene is the thinnest substance capable of
conducting electricity. It is very flexible and is one of the strongest.