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The Soft Electronics group develops composite materials, design concepts and devices, moving electronics into the realm of soft and deforming systems.

Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers at LiU have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery can be integrated into future technology in a completely new way.

The ExpandNeuro project develops an ultrasoft neural probe technology that enables in situ distribution of electrodes deep inside nervous tissue. This will yield unprecedented resolution and stability of neural interfaces.

Electronic waste is a growing problem in a digitalized world. By developing electronics based on biomass derived and biodegradable materials, the use of finite resources and generation of electronics waste can be minimized.

Soft neural interfaces overcome the mechanical mismatch between the nervous system and electronics, thereby providing gentle and stable human-machine interfaces.

With a microfabricated ion pump ions can be sent to nerve or muscle cells at the speed of the nervous system and with a precision of a single cell. “Now we can start to develop components that speak the body’s own language,” says Daniel Simon, LOE.

Klas Tybrandt has put forward a theoretical model that explains the coupling between ions and electrons in the widely used conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS. The model has profound implications for energy storage in paper and bioelectronics.

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has selected 20 young researchers as Future Research Leaders. Five are active at LiU. Each receives SEK 12 million in a five-year period and the opportunity to participate in a leadership programme.

Klas Tybrandt, LOE, has developed new technology for long-term stable neural recording. It is based on a novel elastic material, which is biocompatible and retains high electrical conductivity even when stretched to double its original length.