http://www.idtechex.com/research/topics/printed_electronics_world_000274.asp IDTechEx provides independent analysis on the development and application of RFID, smart packaging and printed electronics en Copyright (C) IDTechEx Ltd 274 /research/topics/printed_electronics_world_000274.asp Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Seoul National University (SNU) have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better control the location and alignment of the components of the blend.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/better_organic_semiconductors_for_printable_electronics_00001056.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/better_organic_semiconductors_for_printable_electronics_00001056.asp?rsstopicid=27405 Sep 2008 Lemnis Lighting and G24 Innovations received a $200,000 grant from the World Bank earlier this year for their solar powered LED light for the 'Lighting Africa' program.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/agreement_to_provide_high_performance_solar_lighting_00001057.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/agreement_to_provide_high_performance_solar_lighting_00001057.asp?rsstopicid=27405 Sep 2008 This week, the German ministry for Education and Research BMBF announced the 5 winners in a strategic program which aims to strengthen cooperation between science, research and industry with 200 million Euros over the next 5 years.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/organic_electronics_in_germany_getting_a_huge_push_forward_00001055.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/organic_electronics_in_germany_getting_a_huge_push_forward_00001055.asp?rsstopicid=27404 Sep 2008 While most investment in printed electronics has been by material companies, KURZ is one of the few printing companies that has invested significantly in the subject, bringing much needed printing expertise to the industry.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/kurz_launch_rfid_tag_antenna_manufacture_business_00001053.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/kurz_launch_rfid_tag_antenna_manufacture_business_00001053.asp?rsstopicid=27403 Sep 2008 With escalating concerns over climate change and unsustainable energy sources, it is of great concern that the world economy has not achieved faster levels of de-carbonisation.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/entrepreneurship_for_a_zero_carbon_society_00001054.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/entrepreneurship_for_a_zero_carbon_society_00001054.asp?rsstopicid=27403 Sep 2008 One of the largest photovoltaic solar projects in the world will be located in California to deliver 1.65 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/the_arrival_of_utility_scale_photovoltaic_solar_power_00001052.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/the_arrival_of_utility_scale_photovoltaic_solar_power_00001052.asp?rsstopicid=27402 Sep 2008 The Backpacker's diary is a PC concept that integrates with the form of a traditional book.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/the_backpackers_diary_with_flexible_screen_00001051.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/the_backpackers_diary_with_flexible_screen_00001051.asp?rsstopicid=27401 Sep 2008 http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/vitex_and_novaled_will_cooperate_on_oled_thin_film_encapsulation_00001050.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/vitex_and_novaled_will_cooperate_on_oled_thin_film_encapsulation_00001050.asp?rsstopicid=27429 Aug 2008 A World without wires is something that many of us dream about.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/a_world_without_wires_00001049.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/a_world_without_wires_00001049.asp?rsstopicid=27428 Aug 2008 The success of today's digital electronics is based on the CMOS technology.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/novaled_achieves_break_through_in_organic_cmos_type_tec_00001048.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/novaled_achieves_break_through_in_organic_cmos_type_tec_00001048.asp?rsstopicid=27427 Aug 2008 Single-wall carbon nanotube (CNT) thin-film transistors (TFTs) are now possible for flexible displays and electronics.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/alternative_displays_00001047.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/alternative_displays_00001047.asp?rsstopicid=27426 Aug 2008 The European Commission is backing what it calls ambient intelligence (AMI), with a particular focus on the disabled. Printed electronics will be central in realising these ambitious concepts for unobtrusive devices.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/ambient_intelligence_00001046.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/ambient_intelligence_00001046.asp?rsstopicid=27425 Aug 2008 Dye-Sensitised Thin Film solar cells manufactured by G24 Innovations (G24i) have been integrated into the sail of Swan's '2041' boat, which is currently sailing around the world raising awareness on climate change.http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/2041_and_g24i_debut_first_solar_sail_00001045.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/2041_and_g24i_debut_first_solar_sail_00001045.asp?rsstopicid=27422 Aug 2008 MIT engineers in the USA have been working on pioneering research to develop tiny microbatteries about half the size of a human cell, built with viruses. http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/microbatteries_built_with_viruses_00001044.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/microbatteries_built_with_viruses_00001044.asp?rsstopicid=27421 Aug 2008 University of Utah, physicists have moved a step forward in building an organic "spin transistor": a plastic semiconductor switch for future ultrafast computers and electronics but OLED efficiencies look bleak. http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/ultrafast_computers_a_step_closer_but_oled_efficiencies_look_bleak_00001043.asp?rsstopicid=274http://www.idtechex.com/research/articles/ultrafast_computers_a_step_closer_but_oled_efficiencies_look_bleak_00001043.asp?rsstopicid=27420 Aug 2008