Chemists work on plastic promise
Jonathan Fildes, BBC News, March 20, 2006
The new material can be laid down using simple printing techniques rather than the expensive and elaborate methods used to process silicon.
The new material is an organic polymer, a class of substances that are used to make everything from bin bags to solar panels. They are also used in some electronic devices already.
It has been tweaked by chemists to alter its molecular structure, meaning it is more efficient at carrying an electrical current and can also be dissolved in a solution to produce an ink.
The research team incorporated members from Merck Chemicals in Southampton, UK; Palo Alto Research Center, California; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University; and the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. Body information
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