http://www.idtechex.com/research/topics/oled_000229.asp IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of RFID, Printed Electronics, Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting en Copyright (C) IDTechEx Ltd 229 /research/topics/oled_000229.asp There are huge opportunities for companies providing inorganic chemicals to printed and potentially printed electronics. Here, Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx, summarises some of the findings from the new IDTechEx report "Inorganic and Composite Printed Electronics 2009-2019."http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/inorganic_printed_electronics_employs_new_compounds_00001529.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/inorganic_printed_electronics_employs_new_compounds_00001529.asp?rsstopicid=22902 Jul 2009 Andy Hannah CEO of Plextronics, a global leader in OLED materials, gave a powerful message on OLEDs as a breakthrough technology at the LOPE-C conference last week. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/plextronics_on_oleds_00001517.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/plextronics_on_oleds_00001517.asp?rsstopicid=22929 Jun 2009 The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University and Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL), has introduced the first a-Si:H active matrix flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display to be manufactured directly on DuPont Teijin's polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrate. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/advanced_flexible_oleds_closer_to_mass_market_00001462.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/advanced_flexible_oleds_closer_to_mass_market_00001462.asp?rsstopicid=22904 Jun 2009 In the last year, the burgeoning printed and thin film electronics industry has greatly enhanced its repertoire and changed its priorities, encompassing such things as rapid commercialisation of disposable and invisible electronics.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/new_focus_for_printed_electronics_00001456.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/new_focus_for_printed_electronics_00001456.asp?rsstopicid=22903 Jun 2009 Following on from the shakeout in OLED developers, IDTechEx sees the same thing happening now in Organic FETs.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/shakeout_of_organic_transistor_developers_00001448.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/shakeout_of_organic_transistor_developers_00001448.asp?rsstopicid=22929 May 2009 Eastman Kodak has been awarded a $1.7 million two-year contract by the United States Department of Energy (DOE), to develop key technologies and processes for OLED lighting panels. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/kodak_awarded_1_7_million_to_develop_oled_lighting_00001446.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/kodak_awarded_1_7_million_to_develop_oled_lighting_00001446.asp?rsstopicid=22928 May 2009 Seiko Epson Corporation has developed inkjet technology that represents a major breakthrough in realising 37-inch and larger full-HD OLED TVs by resolving the uneven layering that had previously been an issue with the inkjet method. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/seiko_epson_in_oled_breakthrough_00001442.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/seiko_epson_in_oled_breakthrough_00001442.asp?rsstopicid=22927 May 2009 White organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have the potential of much higher efficiencies than classical lighting sources.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/white_oleds_the_next_generation_light_source_00001439.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/white_oleds_the_next_generation_light_source_00001439.asp?rsstopicid=22926 May 2009 Using the same rubbery CNT-based conductor they developed a few months ago, researchers at the University of Tokyo made a stretchable display.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/cheap_stretchable_displays_possible_with_elastic_cnt_based_conductor_00001427.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/cheap_stretchable_displays_possible_with_elastic_cnt_based_conductor_00001427.asp?rsstopicid=22919 May 2009 This one day meeting organised by the Institute of Engineering and Technology and the Institute of Nanotechnology started with Professor Sir Richard Friend explaining the theory behind printed polymeric transistors, OLEDs and photovoltaics.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/snapshot_of_polymer_electronics_meeting_iet_london_21_april_00001383.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/snapshot_of_polymer_electronics_meeting_iet_london_21_april_00001383.asp?rsstopicid=22922 Apr 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy that could allow windows to not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also to use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/novel_solar_concentrator_00001372.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/novel_solar_concentrator_00001372.asp?rsstopicid=22917 Apr 2009 Vitex Systems, Inc., a leading technology developer, licensor and engineering service provider for thin-film encapsulation and moisture barrier films, today announced that it has appointed Chyi-Shan Suen President and Chief Operating Officer. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/vitex_systems_appoints_chyi_shan_suen_president_and_coo_00001358.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/vitex_systems_appoints_chyi_shan_suen_president_and_coo_00001358.asp?rsstopicid=22908 Apr 2009 "The weakest link in OLED research is the absence of an efficient, long-lasting blue light to accompany the red and green," said Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Asanga Padmaperuma.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/challenges_with_blue_oleds_00001313.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/challenges_with_blue_oleds_00001313.asp?rsstopicid=22927 Mar 2009 Novaled AG announces that it will work together with Holst Centre on Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFT) using the Novaled PIN OLED® technology and materials. http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/novaled_and_holst_centre_to_cooperate_on_organic_electronics_00001309.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/novaled_and_holst_centre_to_cooperate_on_organic_electronics_00001309.asp?rsstopicid=22925 Mar 2009 Researchers are developing an OLED wallpaper that can turn a wall into a television screen or simply provide light.http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/video_images_with_oled_wallpaper_00001256.asp?rsstopicid=229http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/video_images_with_oled_wallpaper_00001256.asp?rsstopicid=22924 Feb 2009