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Elsevier Ltd is not responsible for the content of external websites. One day in 2010, Rutgers physicist Vitaly Podzorov watched a store employee showcase a kitchen gadget that vacuum-seals food in plastic. The demo stuck with him.

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From the Kitchen to Plastic Electronics

Inspiration can come from unexpected places. For one researcher at Rutgers University inspiration for his work with plastic electronics came from a kitchen gadget. Some of you may remember the ads for or even have these vacuum devices that remove the air from around a food product. With the food in a plastic bag, the air is pulled out. This results in the plastic being pressed against the food …

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Concert Review: Pianist siblings prove 5 more than enough

Remember those kitchen gadget commercials that enticed buyers with the offer of not one, not two, but three of something amazing if you called at that moment?

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Soon, more effective plastic electronics inspired by kitchen gadget

Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): A scientist has been inspired by a kitchen gadget that vacuum-seals food in plastic to develop flexible electronics using lightweight organic semiconductors for products such as video displays or solar cells.

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Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics

A kitchen gadget that vacuum seals food in plastic inspired a physicist to improve the performance of organic transistors for potential use in video displays.

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