Duke Engineers Pioneer Breakthrough Printing Technique to Strengthen U.S. Electronics Manufacturing
Duke researchers have demonstrated the first fully recyclable, sub-micrometer printed electronics--a development that could help the U.S. compete in the $150 billion global display market. Led by Aaron Franklin, the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Chemistry, the team’s carbon-based printing process could produce high-performance transistors using far less energy than traditional methods. “If we want to seriously increase U.S.-based manufacturing in areas dominated by global competitors, we need transformational technologies,” Franklin said. The approach not only delivers manufacturing precision and efficiency but also reduces waste, offering a path toward more sustainable, domestically produced digital displays and other consumer electronics.
This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
