Panasonic Showcases Flexible Battery That Can Power Wearables

The battery can retain its characteristics even after bent into an angle of 25 degrees.

Chandrakant 'CK' Isi
16:08 29th Sep, 2016

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Your dreams of owning a flexible phone may soon become a reality as the Japanese company Panasonic has developed a lithium-ion battery that can bend. With a thickness of slightly over 0.5 mm, this rechargeable battery can retain its characteristics even after repeatedly bent into an angle of 25 degrees. Apart from opening up a new possibility in the smartphone segment, this battery will be used for wearables.

According to Panasonic, its new flexible battery can withstand bending and twisting beyond the Japanese industrial standards for identification cards. So companies can even implement it in smart cards and card keys that work on batteries. Those interested in knowing its design fundamentals, here's the image explaining it.

Probably taking a dig at Samsung's recent Note 7 battery fiasco, Panasonic's press release mentions that the "battery can be used reliably for devices attached to the human body because of excellent safety". The battery uses newly developed laminated outer body and internal structure to diminish the possibility of leakage and abnormal heating during repeated bending and twisting. Since Japanese have a strange taste when it comes to fashion, you can't rule out the possibility of this battery making into some LED lit smart clothing.