Chemistry
Synthesis and Properties of Conducting Polymers for Flexible Electronics
Quick fact
Conducting polymers can be made to conduct electricity like metals, yet remain lightweight and flexible. By doping, their conductivity can be tuned over 15 orders of magnitude, from insulator to metallic-like.
Why this is interesting
You know plastics are insulators, but what if your phone's screen could bend and still carry electricity? Imagine a plastic that conducts—this is the reality of conducting polymers.