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The future of Flexible Electronics

  • 16articles
  • 2016first covered
  • 6 Jun 2026latest update
  • 2linked technologies

What is Flexible Electronics?

What is Flexible Electronics doing to bring the future to life?

Bringing the future to life

How Flexible Electronics is shaping what comes next

On the 311 Starburst

Flexible Electronics goes mainstream around 2034

Flexible Electronics sits in the Electronics sector of the 311 Emerging Technology Starburst, which tracks 1,073 technologies to 2075. The timeline shows when it and the technologies most often reported alongside it reach the mainstream.

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All 16 articles on Flexible Electronics

  1. Printed artificial neurons that mimic brain cells could slash AI energy billsComputing
  2. No stopping solar after another record breakthrough smashes 32% efficiencyEarth and energy
  3. Arm’s flexible plastic computer chip gets ready to revolutionise the Internet of ThingsComputing
  4. New printing process turns common-a-garden paper into electronic gadgetsIndustry and manufacturing
  5. Printed flexible electronics bring smarter smart clothes closer to realityIndustry and manufacturing
  6. Researchers’ brainwave reading temporary tattoo reads your mind and your moodsConnected society
  7. Invisible soldiers get closer after new thermal camouflage breakthroughSecurity and privacy
  8. Harvard invents self-healing rubber to nail your tyre’s puncture problemsIndustry and manufacturing
  9. New 3D printed liquid “lab on a chip” paves the way for liquid electronicsIndustry and manufacturing
  10. A new VR synthetic skin brings feelings to gaming and prostheticsVirtual worlds
  11. Harvard’s new multi-material 3D printer makes printing soft robots faster and easierAI and intelligence
  12. A new artificial human skin gives people spiderman like superpowersBiotech and enhanced humans
  13. Shooting laser beams from your eyes a reality after scientific breakthroughBiotech and enhanced humans
  14. Samsung gets closer to launching its first foldable smartphoneIndustry and manufacturing
  15. Drexel’s new spray on antennas can connect everything to the internetIndustry and manufacturing
  16. Fabric circuits open a door to smarter clothesIndustry and manufacturing

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How many articles has 311 Institute published about Flexible Electronics?

311 Institute has published 16 articles about Flexible Electronics since 2016, most recently on 6 June 2026.

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