Washington, July 31 (ANI): Researchers in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., have overcome technical hurdles in the quest for inexpensive, durable electronics and solar cells made with non-toxic chemicals.
"Imagine a world where every child in a developing country could learn reading and math from a touch pad that costs less than 10 dollars or home solar cells that finally cost less than fossil fuels," Uwe Kortshagen, a University of Minnesota mechanical engineering professor and one of the co-authors of the paper, said.
The research team discovered a novel technology to produce a specialized type of ink from non-toxic nanometer-sized crystals of silicon, often called "electronic ink."
This "electronic ink" could produce inexpensive electronic devices with techniques that essentially print it onto inexpensive sheets of plastic.
"This process for producing electronics is almost like screen printing a number on a softball jersey," Lance Wheeler, a University of Minnesota mechanical engineering Ph.D. student and lead author of the research, said.
The research is published in Nature Communications, an international online research journal. (ANI)
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