Researchers at Stanford University have bought fully transparent electronics a step closer with development of a new transparent battery.
The team have created a flexible lithium-ion battery capable of powering mobile phones, tablets or e-readers, while remaining completely see-through. By reducing the size of the electrodes, they have made them invisible to the naked eye, overcoming a key obstacle in transparent power. Tests have shown transparency at 62% reports Gizmag.
The prototype is only half as powerful as standard li-ion batteries of the same size. However, development is ongoing, including the addition of further electrodes to increase capacity.
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