Kirigami-based stretchable batteries now possible

Kirigami-based stretchable batteries now possible

Batteries. Credit: Flickr/Rob Nunn

Energy-storage device architecture based on origami patterns has yielded flexible batteries that can change from simple folded to unfolded positions. Now, kirigami-based batteries that can stretch are a scientific reality and will possibly enter the market in the near future.

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