#flexible electronics

Wrapper’s delight: flexible electronics have you covered this Christmas

Our scientists are generally known for their tenacity, curiosity and dedication to their field of research. What they’re less known for is their gift-wrapping skills. That is, until now.

Soaking up the sun’s rays

Ever dreamt of charging your phone on the fly? Or thought about how the plants outside your house could power […]

What does the city of the future look like?

The sun provides a huge amount of energy for us. In fact more energy hits the surface of the Earth […]

Professor Andrew Holmes holding a flexible solar cell the size of an A3 sheet of paper.

Put your hands together for a presidential applause

The Australian Academy of Science has announced their new President, and hooray, he’s one of our own! Professor Andrew Holmes […]

And bend and flex: Scott Watkins' new generation of solar cells

Scott Watkins’ work on flexible solar cells has been called one of 10 ideas that could change your life. Scott […]

(L-R) Dr David Jones, Professor Andrew Holmes and Dr Scott Watkins.

CTRL+P: Printing Australia’s largest solar cells

Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia – 10 times the size of what they were […]