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DuPont expands printed electronics research with Holst Centre

DuPont Microcircuit Materials expands printed electronics research with Holst Centre collaboration - New focus on flexible substrates to benefit printed electronics and organic photovoltaics.

New technology forum focuses on polymer films for photovoltaic, solar

A New Technology Forum at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2011 conference will explore plastics innovations with potential to advance the state of the art in thin-film photovoltaic systems and reflective films for solar concentrator applications, it was announced by SPE.

Smart Skin for Land, Sea and Air Vehicles

Cars that glow in the dark and have far more passenger space, aircraft and submarines that monitor their complete outer surface, military vehicles that destroy missiles that hit them. The common factor here is smart skin.

Dupont Chair & CEO: Addressing energy challenges

Dupont Chair & CEO: Addressing energy challenges will require delivering smarter, more efficient and sustainable solutions. Demand for Energy will Continue to Grow as World Population Increases, Kullman says at Detroit Economic Club.

Sunvalley's SBIR grant proposal on efficient solar system technology

Sunvalley Solar, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SSOL), a leading solar power technology and solar system integration company, announces the filing for a SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) grant offered by the Department of Energy (DOE).

PMMI announces 10 designers reach finals in Project 2020

PMMI, sponsor and producer of PACK EXPO International 2010 (October 31-November 3; McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.), announces 10 package designers and developers have been named finalists in the "Package of the Future" competition, a key component of Project 2020: The Consumer Experience, sponsored by DuPont. The competition challenged the package design community to come up with a vision of what consumers can expect to see on retail shelves in 2020, and prototypes of the finalists' concepts will be on display as part of the Project 2020: The Consumer Experience area of The Brand Zone, located on the lower level of the Lakeside building.

IDTechEx Hong Kong event award winners

IDTechEx held their Printed Electronics Asia and Wireless Sensor Networks, Energy Harvesting & RFID conference in Hong Kong last week. This was the first time all these topics were brought together at one event.

Electrofluidics breakthrough could see e-readers with videos in color

UC electrofluidics breakthrough could change the display technology used in a myriad of electronic devices. e-Readers like the Amazon Kindle may be able to display color and video.

E-paper's 'electrofluidics' can hold an image without electrical power

A recent paper describes the new technology created by a collaboration between the University of Cincinnati and start-up company Gamma Dynamics LLC.

Printed Electronics Asia 2010 event preview

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia 2010 and Wireless Sensor Networks, Energy Harvesting & RFID Asia are now less than a week away. The two co-located conferences will cover a multitude of topics and will give you access to detailed presentations on these mutually supporting subjects, covering both the technologies and their applications.

Solar funnel

Using carbon nanotubes (hollow tubes of carbon atoms), MIT chemical engineers have found a way to concentrate solar energy 100 times more than a regular photovoltaic cell.

Carbon nanotubes could soon form antennas that capture light energy

New antenna made of carbon nanotubes could make photovoltaic cells more efficient by concentrating solar energy.

DuPont's first commercial adoption of PV8600 encapsulant material

Modified Ionomer Sheet Provides Superior Backsheet Adhesion and Lamination Cycle Time for Thin Film Photovoltaic Modules

DuPont opens North American photovoltaic research facility

Applications lab fosters innovation to accelerate R&D to meet fast growing solar market

Flexible and hybrid electronics

Flexible displays, lighting and solar panels may open the way to new kinds of consumer products and architectural features, but the real driver of the current up swell of interest in flexible, printed or hybrid electronics technology is manufacturers seeking ways to reduce production costs of large-area devices.

R&D Growth Scientist

DuPont Microcircuit Materials (part of the DuPont Electronics & Communications business) is a supplier of innovative materials to the printed electronics, automotive, photovoltaic, and telecommunication industries. As a result of the company's extraordinary growth in the past decade, an opportunity has arisen for a Development Scientist to join our team at the European Technical Centre. In return, we can offer excellent opportunities for personal development and career growth. A competitive salary and attractive benefits will form the immediate package.

DuPont delivers OLED technology scalable for Television

DuPont has achieved record performance in printed organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays, sufficient to enable future adoption of OLED television.

DuPont Microcircuit materials expands innovative offerings for PE

New Silver Conductive Inks Target High-Growth Touch Screen and OLED Markets

Plastic electronics could slash the cost of solar panels

A new technique developed by Princeton University engineers for producing electricity-conducting plastics could dramatically lower the cost of manufacturing solar panels.