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Got Sour Milk? Printed Electronics Will Tell You

Researchers from Simon Fraser, USask develop new material that stores up to 1,000 times more charge than current generation materials.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Imagine knowing your milk has gone bad without having to open your fridge. A technology called printed electronics could one day make innovations like this possible. Printed electronics refers to electronic circuits in sheets that are thin and bendable. The technology is already being used to make everything from solar cells for vehicle roofs to flexible displays on smartphones. Using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), a team of researchers from Simo...

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