Bendable Battery Breakthrough Could Yield Flexible Phones - Wired

Image: Flickr/Patrick Hoesly Korean scientists say they have invented materials to create flexible lithium-ion batteries. Eventually, these could be used to build bendable mobile phones or other electronics. Traditional batteries are built by pouring liquid liquefied electrolytes into solid cases, according to Korea Joongang Daily, citing the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology. The new approach replaces liquid electrolytes with a "fluid-like" but solid polymer electrolytes that have no need for a case. We're still a long way from the elastic Nokia Morph concept that blew minds back in 2008 (see video below), but these batteries could provide a number of benefits. According to the Joongang Daily, these batteries should be more stable and resilient. Traditional batteries even carry a risk of explosion. They would also be faster to manufacture. The electrolytes could simply be spread like jam on electrodes and exposed to UV light for 30 seconds. The team, lead by Professor Lee Sang-young of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, will publish its findings in the the journal Advanced Materials this year. Other recent developments in flexible computing include a foldable LED display prototype developed by the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology last year: Also last year, Yanko Designs posted some concepts made in class by students at the engineering department of Hongik University. That sort of thing is still on the distant horizon, but if you really want a bendable computer component today roll-up keyboards have been available for the past few years. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHE44mbq31PeuZMCq5W7wvoMBEemg&url=http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/bendable-battery/

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