Simply Electronics: New Batteries Could Have Huge Impact on Consumer Electronics
Online, August 27, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The rapid development of new technology has outpaced the development of the battery technology needed to power cutting-edge electronic devices. A recent BioScholar report states researchers charged with advancing flexible electronic display technology quickly realized flexible battery technology must follow to make flexible technology available to the masses. The news of flexible battery technology earned the attention of a popular online retailer specializing in consumer electronics, Simply Electronics.
Flexible displays are growing in popularity as their thin, light designs are easily portable and have a modern look. The flexible display-devices are also less prone to breakage than most rigid electronics on the market today. Batteries used to power flexible-display devices must power high-energy use devices without overheating.
Simply Electronics, a leading online retailer focusing on a variety of top name-brand consumer electronics, is excited about the positive impact a flexible battery could have on the consumer electronics industry. "We're excited to see what kind of consumer products this could be applied to, with the ever increasing demand to make consumer devices even smaller, thinner and lighter," said Simply Electronics in a press statement. The company followed its statement with a suggestion for future products available on the market, "A tablet you could roll up and just pop into your bag would certainly be interesting!"
BioScholar's report states rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, commonly referred to in the electronics industry as LIBs, were the initial front-runners. Unfortunately, only a handful of materials have been approved to function as electrodes on malleable lithium-ion batteries. In addition, lithium-ion batteries have not shown an adequate energy output. These downfalls left researchers to consider other options.
A research team of scholars and professionals in the material science and engineering arenas recently developed a high-performance, flexible lithium-ion battery of solid mass. The structure is made up of layers of thin yet high-density inorganic film applied with a universal transfer approach.
It is predicted that the advancing flexible battery technology will further accelerate the development of a new generation of flexible electronic systems. In addition to the direct impact of flexible battery technology on flexible display devices, the technology is also expected to enhance the application of flexible technology to device memory and light-emitting diode (LED) illumination.
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