18 Jan 2012

Printed Electronics: The hot topics
OLED versus LED lighting, the energy storage gold rush, replacing ITO and more.
11 Jan 2012

Printed Electronics Europe Exhibition Space Expanded by 41%
IDTechEx's Printed Electronics Europe 2012 event in Berlin, Germany on April 3-4, will be the largest gathering of end users discussing their needs and experiences with the technology. The event matches technology providers with adopters.
4 Jan 2012

Nokia concludes research on solar mobile
Nokia has completed a research project on phone charging using harvested solar energy. So can the sun be relied on to charge your phone?
29 Nov 2011

CNT films reduce production costs of touch panels
The use of the CNT films can decrease production costs of touch panels by 10-20% compared to ITO films and also shorten time to market for customers, according to representatives of the Foxconn subsidiary.
29 Mar 2011

Printed electronics is now about doing business
Excitingly, the subject has now moved beyond peer reviewed academic papers to doing business. The largest European event on the subject will again be Printed Electronics Europe in Düsseldorf Germany in April 5-6 (www.IDTechEx.com/peEurope) and it will be all about who can sell to whom and how this powerful enabling technology can transform society for the better as well as creating wealth.
28 Mar 2011

End user needs and case studies aired at Printed Electronics Europe
On April 5 the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event in Dusseldorf, Germany, will open to a range of end users discussing their needs and experiences with printed electronics - providing that vital "reality check" for those involved in the industry or for those wishing to explore their opportunities in this sector.
24 Mar 2011

End user needs and case studies aired at Printed Electronics Europe
On April 5 the annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event in Dusseldorf, Germany, will open to a range of end users discussing their needs and experiences with printed electronics - providing that vital "reality check" for those involved in the industry or for those wishing to explore their opportunities in this sector.
2 Mar 2011

Flexible electronics is the winner
There is a new form of electronics that will hit that figure in half the time because, unlike the silicon chip, it subsumes electrics such as lighting, batteries, solar cells and heaters, not just electronics. It is usually achieved by printing and its most vital characteristic is physical flexibility.
21 Feb 2011

Printed electronics - many new directions
Samsung Electronics of South Korea had approximately $132 billion in sales in 2010 and it is prioritising printed electronics for the future, its commitment extending to making its required materials, production machines and components and manufacturing complete products based on this new and versatile technology.
17 Feb 2011

Printed electronics widens its scope
Printed electronics has its origins in conductive patterns printed as part of conventional electronics, forming flexible keyboards, antennas and so on.
3 Feb 2011

Printed electronics enters fast growth phase
Printed electronics is associated with some orders, investments and acquisitions that are one hundred times as big as the largest two years ago.
11 Oct 2010

Body heat could charge mobile phones
Called the Nokia E-Cu, the mobile phone is charged by sources of heat therefore eradicating the need for a charger.
External press release
1 Oct 2010

Canatu Ltd. closes 4.7 M€ financing round
Canatu Ltd., a leading edge nanotechnology company announced today a 4.7 Million Euro investment package from Inventure Ltd., Infosto Ltd. and The Finnish Technology Development Agency.
9 Jun 2010

Nokia launches bicycle cellphone charger
Nokia has recently launched a kit that enables mobile phones to be charged from a kit which uses the kinetic energy of a bicycle.
9 Jun 2010

Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid
The term Smart Grid has been used for decades to mean anything from "a ring main for a country" to the far more responsive, interactive, scalable and intrusive electricity distribution systems of the future.
External press release
10 May 2010

Beneq awarded for best business potential
Beneq, world-leading manufacturer of ALD and aerosol coating equipment, has won the prestigious Nanotech Finland Award in the category for Best Business Potential. Beneq CEO Mr Sampo Ahonen received the award at the final seminar of Finland's nanotech initiative FinNano.
20 Apr 2010

IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe award winners
IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe award winners
7 Apr 2010

Less than one week to Printed Electronics Europe 2010
Next week the sixth annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event takes place in Dresden, Germany on April 13-14. Read about some of the event highlights here.