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School Student's Cool Plastic Electronics
A Surrey school student has co-authored a paper investigating components that could be important for the future of flexible electronics [bbc.com].
The 18-year-old studied source gated transistors, a lightweight alternative to traditional transistors.
Their usability has been questioned due to some self-heating effects.
The new research, presented at the British Science Festival and published in Scientific Reports, shows that these effects are actually minimal.
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It was shown that simple design changes to the geometry of the SGT eliminated self-heating.
Many pages make a thick book, except for pocket Bibles which are on very
very thin paper.
