Soft, Stretchable Jelly Batteries Inspired by Electric Eels
London, UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2024
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed innovative, stretchable "jelly batteries" with potential applications in wearable devices, soft robotics, and even brain implants for drug delivery and epilepsy treatment. Inspired by electric eels, which use modified muscle cells known as electrocytes to generate electric shocks, the Cambridge team created these batteries with a si
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed innovative, stretchable "jelly batteries" with potential applications in wearable devices, soft robotics, and even brain implants for drug delivery and epilepsy treatment. Inspired by electric eels, which use modified muscle cells known as electrocytes to generate electric shocks, the Cambridge team created these batteries with a si