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  • Printing flattens polymers, improving electrical and optical properties

    Aug 9, 2019 11:30 am by Lois YoksoulianResearch
    Professor Ying Diao, left, postdoctoral researcher Kyung Sun Park, seated, and graduate student Justin Kwok have found that twisted polymers can be flattened via the printing process to make them better at conducting electricity. Photo by Leslie B. Stauffer

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    Researchers have found a way to use polymer printing to stretch and flatten twisted molecules so that they conduct electricity better.

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