Flexible substrates form the backbone of these devices, providing a thin and bendable surface for electronic components. Common materials include: Printing technologies (inkjet, screen, gravure) allow ...

With significant expertise in multifunctional plastics manufacturing, nanoscale manufacturing and printed electronics, UMass Lowell develops innovative flexible electronics and smart textiles that ...

To address these characteristics in a new way, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign successfully integrated flexible electronics with a three-ply, self-deployable boom that ...