Shape-shifting organic crystals use memory to improve plastic electronics

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in organic crystals used in plastic electronics. Shape-shifting structural materials are made with metal alloys, but the new generation of economical printable plastic electronics is poised to benefit from this phenomenon, too. Shape-memory materials science and plastic electronics technology, when merged, could open the door to advancements in low-power electronics, medical electronics devices and multifunctional shape-memory materials.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news