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of LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 3, 2021) — A research study led by the University of Kentucky Department of Chemistry has discovered a new way to dramatically boost the performance of electrically conductive polymers. The discovery is considered a significant step forward in the development of organic thermoelectric devices, which can convert waste heat into useful electric energy.  Conductive polymers, which are electrically conductive plastics, have the potential to transform current electronic...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Optical microscope (OM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of viscous liquid metal particles during stretching. During this process, the oxide film on the surface of the microparticles may stretch... view more  Credit: POSTECH Todays electronic devices strive for new form factors - to make them foldable, stretchable, and deformable. To produce such devices that are highly stretchable or deformable, it is necessary to develop electrodes and circuit lines whose...