When you’re on the go and your smartphone battery is low, in the not-so-distant future, you could charge it simply by plugging it into … your shoe. That’s right. An innovative energy harvesting and storage technology developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers could reduce our reliance on the batteries in our mobile devices, ensuring we have power […]
Highest-Performing Carbon Nanotube Transistors Ever Demonstrated
University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers have made a significant leap toward creating higher-performance electronics with improved battery life – and the ability to flex and stretch. Led by materials science Associate Professor Michael Arnold and Professor Padma Gopalan, the team has reported the highest-performing carbon nanotube transistors ever demonstrated. In addition to paving the way […]