‘Candy Cane’ Polymer Weave Could Power Future Functional Fabrics and Devices

If scientists are ever going to deliver on the promise of implantable artificial organs or clothing that dries itself, they’ll first need to solve the problem of inflexible batteries that run out of juice too quickly. They’re getting closer, and researchers report that they’ve developed a new material by weaving two polymers together in a way that vastly increases charge storage capacity. The researchers presented their work at the 255th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).