Research Highlights
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Flameproofing Lithium-ion Batteries with Salt
Researchers have developed a polymer-based electrolyte that makes for batteries that keep working – and don’t catch fire – when heated to over 140 degrees F.
December 08, 2022
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Teaching robots to touch
Check out this Nature Outlook article highlighting our group's work on designing skins that incorporate flexible electronics and replicate the body’s ability to sense touch.
June 23, 2022
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Stretchable probe measures brain chemicals central to Parkinson’s, depression, and gut disease
Scientists at Stanford invented “NeuroString”—a soft implantable probe that can monitor fluctuations in brain chemicals, like a fitness tracker for the brain.
June 01, 2022
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Supramolecular Chemistry Enables Highly Conductive and Stretchable Bioelectronics
Researchers rationally designed a topological supramolecular network for PEDOT:PSS to achieve both high stretchability and conductivity well suited for bioelectronics.
May 22, 2022
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Bao Group Research Summary Poster for Stanford Energy Solution Week
Check out our posted that was presented at Stanford Energy Solutions Week – Frontiers in Energy Technology, May 2-6, 2022.
May 02, 2022
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Stretching the limits: novel material produces highly conductive, stretchable bioelectronics
Researchers used rational design to build a highly conductive, stretchable and photo-patternable material for use in bioelectronics.
May 02, 2022
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An all-polymer display for on-skin electronics
Researchers have developed an incredibly elastic material that can be used to make stretchable and bendable screens for smart devices.
April 18, 2022
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Molecular strategy enables high performance of elastic skin-inspired electronics
Researchers have created a new approach to simultaneously achieve mechanical robustness, facile patternability and high electrical performance for polymer electronic materials.
April 01, 2022
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A Wearable Strain Sensor Captures In Vivo Tumor Progression
Researchers leveraged their expertise in flexible electronics to design a wearable strain sensor that allows real-time monitoring of tumor progression.
November 27, 2021
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Implantable sensors to monitor arterial health
Researchers invented an implantable sensor for wireless, battery-free monitoring of arterial blood pressure across a wide range of artery sizes and types.
September 24, 2021
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New chemistry enables using existing technology to print stretchable, bendable circuits on artificial skin
Stanford researchers have developed a technique that reprograms cells to use synthetic materials to build artificial structures able to carry out functions inside the body.
July 01, 2021
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Strain-insensitive stretchable electronics for wearables
All-elastomer, scalable fabrication process to create strain-insensitive, intrinsically stretchable transistor arrays
January 25, 2021
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Improving performance of polymer semiconductors with metal-ligand based mechanophores
Researchers use metal-ligand based mechanophores to improve the mechanical and electrical performance of polymer semiconductors
January 12, 2021
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New battery electrolyte developed at Stanford may boost the performance of electric vehicles
Stanford researchers have designed a new electrolyte for lithium metal batteries that could increase the driving range of electric cars.
June 22, 2020
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Stanford scientists program cells to carry out gene guided construction project
Stanford researchers have developed a method to genetically reprogram cells to build artificial structures.
March 19, 2020
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A new stretchable battery can power wearable electronics
The experimental device promises to provide a safe and comfortable power source for technologies that must bend and flex with our bodies.
January 15, 2020
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Science seeks a better way to measure stress, anxiety and depression
Doctors and researchers are equipped with objective tests to detect and measure many serious illnesses. But when it comes to mental illness, no such tests exist.
December 09, 2019
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Stretchable Battery Underpinned by Supramolecular Chemistry
Researchers customize new dynamic polymers for stretchable batteries, highlighting a supramolecular design to resolve the trade-off between ion transport and mechanical properties.
November 26, 2019
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New coating developed by Stanford researchers brings lithium metal battery closer to reality
Researchers invented a new coating that could finally make lightweight lithium metal batteries safe and long lasting, which could usher in the next generation of electric vehicles.
August 26, 2019
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Stanford engineers have developed wireless sensors that stick to the skin to track our health
Stanford engineers have developed experimental stickers that pick up physiological signals emanating from the skin, then wirelessly beam these health readings to a receiver.
August 16, 2019