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Wireless display in a contact lens takes shape
Technology News | November 22, 2011
Researchers in Finland and the US have developed and tested a prototype contact lens that could provide the wearer with…
Ultrathin flexible electrode array enables unprecedented look at brain activity
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a flexible brain implant that could one day be used…
EU project IMOLA starts R&D on large-area, intelligent OLED lighting
Technology News | November 2, 2011
Imec and its project partners have launched IMOLA (Intelligent light Management for OLED on foil Applications), a project under the…
Flexible e-paper in place of office printer paper
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed a highly flexible electronic paper that's both re-writable and re-usable, and doesn't…
Fully printed energy-storage device gets USD1 million of additional funding
The Paper Battery Company has been selected to receive a $1 million award from The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to continue development of a fully…
Organic large-area electronics competition for R&D funding
UK companies are being invited to take part in a competition for funding for collaborative research and development projects that aim to develop and stimulate technology within the European Organic…
Thinfilm unveils first scalable printed CMOS memory
PARC, a Xerox company, announced recently they have produced a working prototype of the world's first printed non-volatile memory device addressed with complementary organic circuits, the organic equivalent of CMOS…
Artificial leaf performs direct hydrolysis in sunlight
Technology News | October 4, 2011
Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have produced something they call an "artificial leaf": Like living leaves, the device can turn the energy of sunlight directly into a chemical…
Photo detectors and sensors designed to be flexible
Over the last ten years, major players in the organic chemistry industry have significantly invested in R&D to create novel materials for companies attracted by the exceptional properties of printed…
CSEM opens a polytronics development center in Muttenz, Switzerland
With the aim of continuing to promote industrial innovation based on state-of-the-art technologies, CSEM has opened a new innovation center in Muttenz, with the support of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft.
Integrating antennas within clothes using metallic thread
Technology News | August 22, 2011
To make communications devices more reliable, Ohio State University researchers are finding ways to incorporate radio antennas directly into clothing, using plastic film and metallic thread. In the current issue…
Speeding the development of organic semiconductors for flexible displays
Organic semiconductors hold immense promise for use in thin film and flexible displays but they haven't yet reached the speeds needed to drive high definition displays. Inorganic materials such as…
Tiny gold particles to boost organic solar cell efficiency
In the world of solar energy, organic photovoltaic solar cells have a wide range of potential applications, but they are still considered an upstart. While these carbon-based cells, which use…
Smart skin powered by solar cells
Engineers at the University of Illinois have developed a device platform that combines electronic components for sensing, medical diagnostics, communications and human-machine interfaces, all on an ultrathin skin-like patch that…
Graphene-based electrodes bring flexible, transparent electronics one step closer
Technology News | August 9, 2011
Flexible, see-through video screens may be the "killer app" that finally puts graphene, the highly touted single-atom-thick form of carbon, into the commercial spotlight once and for all, Tour said.
Soft memory device opens door to new biocompatible electronics
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments - opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible…
3D modelling integrates flexible PCB design
Feature articles | July 26, 2011
Over the last decade, electronic products have become increasingly complex and dense as they support more functions into dramatically reduced footprints. The need for flexible circuits has grown exponentially, since…
Ferroelectrics fabbed on plastic
Technology News | July 19, 2011
Ferroelectric memories, energy harvesting arrays, sensors and actuators could soon be fabricated on plastic substrates, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, who recently demonstrated a new low-temperature…
Designing graphene into transparent and lightweight speakers
Researchers Jyongsik Jang and coworkers from Seoul National University have used inkjet printing and vapour deposition to deposit graphene oxide onto poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), which is then reduced to create…
Novel organic semiconductor materials achieve 'better than amorphous-silicon' performance
Technology News | July 5, 2011
SmartKem Limited, a developer of novel, printable organic semiconductor materials and ink formulations for flexible electronics announced that its advanced semiconductor materials have achieved performance "better than amorphous-silicon" in recent…
Pen with conductive silver ink writes electric circuits and interconnects
Technology News | June 30, 2011
University of Illinois engineers have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen capable of writing electrical circuits and interconnects on paper, wood and other surfaces. The pen is writing whole new chapters…
Provider of printed electronics Thinfilm opens Japanese office
Business news | June 5, 2011
Thin Film Electronics ASA announced the opening of its Japan office. Japanese companies have made groundbreaking advances in Printed Electronics over the last years, and today are among the leaders…
PaperPhone prototype opens door to flexible, interactive computing
Technology News | May 8, 2011
An advanced "thin-film" flexible paper computer has been developed through collaborative efforts of researchers at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, and Arizona State University. Called PaperPhone, it's described as a…
Henkel joins Holst Centre research network on flexible electronics
Technology News | April 14, 2011
Henkel, manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and surface treatments for consumers, craftsmen and industrial applications, and Holst Centre, an open-innovation initiative by imec (B) and TNO (NL), announce their partnership in…
Templated growth technique produces graphene nano-ribbons
Technology News | March 21, 2011
A new "templated growth" technique developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology for fabricating nano-ribbons of epitaxial graphene has produced structures just 15 to 40 nanometers wide that conduct current…
CEO interview: Mark Lippett of XMOS on leveling the playing field
Maximizing Memory Performance, reducing energy – Interview with Dr. Angelos Arelakis, ZeroPoint