A new, "just-add-water" disposable paper battery could power small-scale electronics such as smart labels for tracking parcels and medical diagnostic devices. Because it is made of paper and contains ...

A team of researchers has developed a water-activated disposable paper battery. The researchers suggest that it could be used to power a wide range of low-power, single-use disposable electronics -- ...

Although it's always best to reuse and recycle, many small, simple, low-power electronic devices tend to be single-use. A new paper battery could make them more eco-friendly, as it's activated by ...

It may not come as a surprise to Apple fanatics or PlayStation devotees who scramble for the latest gadget, but electronics now make up the fastest growing kind of waste in the world. To help reduce ...

Over the past two decades, e-paper has evolved from an exotic and expensive display technology to something cheap enough to be used for supermarket price tags. While such electronic shelf labels are ...

A thin-film printed battery, designed for one-time use after activation by a few drops of water, has minimal environmental impact when it is exhausted. The need for single-use, low-capacity batteries.