UK University Creates First Inkjet-Printed Graphene Circuit 60
MrSeb writes with this ExtremeTech excerpt aimed at the graphene enthusiasts out there: "You can add another crazy characteristic to graphene's ever-expanding list of 'wonder material' properties: It can now be used to create flexible, transparent thin-film transistors. ... using an inkjet printer. The discovery comes from researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, who were trying to ameliorate the lackluster performance of existing inkjet-printed electronics. It's already possible to print standard CMOS transistors using different ferroelectric polymer inks, but the resultant circuit is so slow that it can't actually function as a computer. If graphene could replace or augment the interconnects or transistors, these circuits would be a lot faster — and that's what these Cambridge engineers have done. Furthermore, if you didn't think that was cool enough, the graphene-based ink that they've developed is transparent, too."
Available at Office Depot (Score:5, Funny)
I hope they are using Genuine EPSON Graphene Inks.
Re:UK University??? (Score:4, Funny)
It's a franchise. Australia is due to open one soon.
Hate to be a downer, but... (Score:2, Funny)
I'll bet it causes cancer.