Eureka! Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics

One day in 2010, Rutgers physicist Vitaly Podzorov watched a store employee showcase a kitchen gadget that vacuum-seals food in plastic. The demo stuck with him. The simple concept -- an airtight seal around pieces of food -- just might apply to his research: developing flexible electronics using lightweight organic semiconductors for products such as video displays or solar cells. read more

Eureka! Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics

One day in 2010, Rutgers physicist Vitaly Podzorov watched a store employee showcase a kitchen gadget that vacuum-seals food in plastic. The demo stuck with him. The simple concept – an ...

Fri 27 Jan 12 from PhysOrg

Eureka! Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics, Fri 27 Jan 12 from e! Science News

Eureka! Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics, Fri 27 Jan 12 from Eurekalert

Kitchen Appliance Inspires Better Plastic Electronics

Drawing inspiration from the vacuum food-storage gadget, researchers suspended a thin polymer membrane above the organic crystal and created a vacuum underneath. This created a smooth, defect-free ...

Mon 30 Jan 12 from Laboratory Equipment

Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics

A kitchen gadget that vacuum seals food in plastic inspired a physicist to improve the performance of organic transistors for potential use in video displays.

Fri 27 Jan 12 from ScienceDaily

Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics, Fri 27 Jan 12 from R&D Mag

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