16 Apr 2013

Flexible OLED lighting developments in East Asia
OLED lighting developments are taking place worldwide, with a lot of the research focused on phosphorescent OLED materials, which have a theoretical luminous efficacy four times higher than fluorescent materials.
11 Apr 2013

Organic Photovoltaics unique selling points and challenges
The first two generations of photovoltaics, wafer-based and thin film devices, have seen mass market adoption in recent years, with different technologies characterized by varying degrees of success.
3 Apr 2013

Flexible barrier films for electronics see 39.8% CAGR over next decade
As more and more companies are gearing up and demonstrating flexible display prototypes the need for protection of these new devices that are freed from the constraints of conventional rigid form factors is highlighted once more.
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2 Apr 2013

Amorphyx
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31 Mar 2013

DuPont Teijin Films
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21 Jan 2013

3M
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15 Jan 2013

Tera-Barrier Films
7 Dec 2012

Highlights From second day at Printed Electronics USA 2012
The second and final day of Printed Electronics USA in Santa Clara really illustrated how far the technologies had progressed and the huge variety of players in the field. The event, organized by IDTechEx, was the best and biggest edition of the series so far. Amongst the attendees were company founders, directors, engineers, academics, but also students and patent attorneys. In particular, there were a large number of end users attending the show.
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30 Nov 2012

Corning
Glass/ceramics company covering displays, optical applications, catalytic converters and life sciences. Corning has developed flexible glass for use in flexible display and PV applications.
Included are:
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30 Nov 2012

Schott AG
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30 Nov 2012

TNO
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29 Nov 2012

Vitriflex
22 Nov 2012

Lessons from EU Project Day on eMobility
In Brussels, Belgium, on November 19, there was a day devoted to presenting most of the European Union projects on eMobility. This is a term used in Continental Europe to mean what they call Full Electric Vehicles (FEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), mainly on-road.
26 Sep 2012

Printed Electronics Asia returns to Tokyo next week
IDTechEx's Printed Electronics Asia conference and exhibition returns to Tokyo, Japan next week.
13 Sep 2012

Chemical and component opportunities in Asia
As Asia has dominated in displays, photovoltaics, semiconductor manufacture and other technology sectors, so too will it dominate in making and integrating better components and consumer electronics using the new materials that are enabling devices to be lighter, more robust, flexible, more power efficient and higher performance. Some of these most exciting material developments and their uses are covered at Printed Electronics Asia 2012.
2 Aug 2012

Solexel unveils ultra-thin, high-performance silicon solar cell
Dr. Mehrdad Moslehi, Solexel's Founder, Executive Chairman & CTO, recently unveiled the company's disruptive ultra-thin silicon solar cell technology.