­Potential Applications • Wearable electronics • Flexible or foldable electronics Benefits and Advantages • Mechanically durable and electrically stable • Highly conductive • Thin, stretchable, and flexible Invention Description Researchers at Arizona State University have developed a method to prepare...

The different materials comprising an electronic package expand at different rates under thermal stress. Differing expansion rates cause deformation among the individual layers contributing to an uneven strain across the whole package. More frequent failure occurs in the areas under greatest stress, so manufacturers would prefer a sensing technique...

There is a drive towards more energy efficient structures. Significant energy is used to cool structures, with an estimated 20-50% of heat absorption occurring from sunlight radiation through windows. Removing cooling loads from windows translates to a total estimated cost of almost $15 billion per year. A small fraction of these windows encompass energy-savings...

Stretchable and flexible electronics enable mobile health monitoring, a recently popular market trend. These devices can be integrated into medical sensors and displays. Wiring in the devices known as interconnects links vital components. Thus, to make the devices flexible, the interconnects must be flexible and stretchable as well. However, fabricating...