The Foundation says the new CM3 module has a more flexible form factor, and more powerful internals — being based on last year's beefed up Pi 3.
We think there needs to be a better way to allow people to get their hands on this great technology in a more flexible form factor, but still keep things at a sensible price.
But what sets its ConsERV technology apart, aside from a more compact and flexible form factor, is that independent testing has shown it delivers higher rates of moisture transmission, translating into better energy efficiency.
So, bottom line, aluminum-ion batteries could result in safer consumer electronics in future that also charge faster and can have thinner or even flexible form factors — all of which sounds pretty handy for future generations of wearables.
Two of the most promising current trends in supercapacitor research, (i) the development of biomass based carbon electrodes, and (ii) the transition to solid thin flexible form factors via polymer electrolytes are combined and investigated.
While still bulky at this R&D stage, the team argues the cylindrical, flexible screen form factor of their prototype offers advantages by being lightweight and easier to hold with one hand than a traditional tablet device, such as an iPad.
The main difference between what Plastic Logic is trying to build and the Kindle is that its screen technology is much thinner, lighter and can be incorporated into more flexible form- factors.
The results obtained thus demonstrate the feasibility of employing conventional addictive screen printing process for the development of strain sensors for applications that require a flexible and stretchable form factor.
It's sleek looking in pre-production solid aluminum, and also has a lot of potential as a flexible hybrid with a form factor that's tailor-made for Windows 8.
The device, which they've christened the MagicScroll, is inspired by ancient (papyrus/paper/parchment) scrolls so it takes a rolled-up, cylindrical form factor — enabled by a flexible 7.5inch touchscreen housed in the casing.
Here P q, ϕ) = P q, ϕ, lp, L) is the form factor of a semi-flexible polymer chain that depends on both the contour length L and the persistence length lP [ 21].
