Scientists 3D Print a Lithium-Ion Battery the Size of a Grain of Sand

As technology advances, gadgets and gizmos are becoming smaller and smaller. From medical devices to bee-sized robots , developments in engineering have made for incredibly tiny electronics. To accommodate these diminutive devices, researchers at Harvard University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have successfully 3D printed lithium-ion batteries the size of a grain of sand. They were able to use a printer to fabricate interlocking electrodes each about the width of a human hair. Their results have been published in the June 18 edition of Advanced Materials. Read the rest of Scientists 3D Print a Lithium-Ion Battery the Size of a Grain of Sand Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3d print , advanced materials , anode , cathode , electrode , harvard university , ink , jennifer lewis , lithium ion battery , microbattery , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign        

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Mark Reigelman’s Reading Nest in Cleveland Is Built From 10,000 Discarded Wood Boards

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Nano Ink Allows Simple Office Paper to Conduct Electricity

Decker Yeadon is back at it, inventing incredible materials with architectural applications. This time they’ve made simple office paper capable of conducting electricity with ink made out of nanoparticles.

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