Welcome to the Flexible and Unconventional Electronics Lab (FUELab).
Our goal is the design, fabrication and characterization of electronics devices with innovative properties, including mechanical flexibility, low environmental impact and highy transparency.Our applications are wearables, Internet-of-Things (IoTs), smart textiles and Imperceptible systems.

We seek engineered materials and innovative fabrication methods aimin at strain-free electronics, capable to bend, stretch and crumple. 

Applications: On-skin devices, Artificial Skin, Wearables

References:
1) Design of engineered elastomeric substrate for stretchable active devices and sensors. In Advanced Functional Materials, page 1705132, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201705132, 2018.
2) Buckled thin-film transistors and circuits on soft elastomers for stretchable electronics. In ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, pages 28750–28757, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08153, 2017.

The mail goal is to achieve fully electronics functionality using highly transparent materials (substrates, conductors, etc.).  

Applications: Automotive, Imperceptible Electronics

References:
1)Buckled thin-film transistors and circuits on soft elastomers for stretchable electronics. In ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, pages 28750–28757, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08153, 2017.
2)Transparent InGaZnO Thin-Film Transistors and Circuits. In IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, pp.4930-4935, 69, DOI: 10.1109/TED.2022.3193012, 2022.

Green and sustainable devices are pivotal for innovative technologies. Here, fabrication methods with low environmental impact and nature-derived materials are key elements.

Applications: Ubquitous electronics, Internet-of-Things (IoTs), Smart Agriculture

References:
1)Laser-Induced, Green and Biocompatible Paper-Based Devices for Circular Electronics. In Advanced Functional Materials, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202210422, 33(17), 2210422, 2023.
2)Performance and Environmental Impact of Flexible Temperature Sensors on Cellulose-Based Substrate. In Advanced Electronic Materials, DOI: 10.1002/aelm.70548, 2026
3)InGaZnO-Based Thin-Film Thermistors on PEEK Fabric for Green Smart Textiles. In Advanced Electronic Materials, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202500146, e00146, 2025.

The integration of thin-film electronics with different technologies (magnetic sensorics, Perovskite photodevices and soft microbots), innovative smart systems are realized.

Applications: Biomedicine, Commercial electronics

References:
1) Reconfigurable Magnetic Soft Microrobot for Acoustically Triggered Targeted Bacterial Sterilization. In Advanced Functional Materials, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202518017, 24, e18017, 2026.
2) Soft Magnetic Microrobots with Remote Sensing and Communication Capabilities. In Nature Communications, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65459-8, 16, 10489, 2025
3) Flexible Green Perovskite Light Emitting Diodes. In IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society, pages 769-775, DOI: 10.1109/JEDS.2019.2913765, 2019

GROUP MEMBER:

  • Prof. Giuseppe Cantarella – email: giuseppe.cantarella@unimore.it 
  • Dr. Dianne Corsino – email: dianne.corsino@unimore.it
  • Faiz Ahmad – email: faiz.ahmad@unimore.it
  • Maryam Bibi – email: maryam.bibi@unimore.it