published by dan on Thu, 2012-09-27 04:22
Batteries haven't changed much since the explosion of new technologies in everything from the scale of power grids to that of micro-scale sensors and devices. New processes and chemistries are needed to reduce cost and to allow for easier integration with a wide variety of applications. The use of large-scale, high-throughput flexographic printing to manufacture solid-state energy storage will disrupt the current battery landscape because of the flexibility to create unique geometries at scale from the micro to the mega.
The Printable Zinc-Metal Oxide Rechargeable Battery provides a micro-power source for devices smaller than one square centimeter. And, since a tiny power source can’t be switched out like a spent flashlight battery, it’s fabricated and built into a micro-device in one novel process.
