External press release
5 Mar 2008

Ciba develops phosphorescent material for Novaled's OLED technology
Ciba has developed a deep red phosphorescent OLED emitter that functions optimally in combination with the Novaled PIN OLEDT technology, delivering a lifetime of 50,000 hours at an initial brightness of 1,000 cd/m2.
4 Mar 2008

Smart paint - science fiction?
It sounds like science fiction but smart paint may be available in the near future.
28 Feb 2008

Morph - the mobile phone of the future
A stretchable, flexible self-cleaning device that can be used as a mobile phone or keyboard that harvests solar energy and senses the environment by using nanotechnology was launched this week.
27 Feb 2008

Western RFID companies flock to China
China was the world's largest RFID market in 2007 on the back of the huge city card schemes and the $6 billion national ID card scheme, all now largely completed.
26 Feb 2008

Printed RFID at RFID Smart Labels USA Part 2
Further to our article of yesterday regarding news of printed RFID at Smart Labels USA in Boston February 20-21, this event also included Vubiq, Nano eprint and PolyIC.
25 Feb 2008

Printed RFID - RFID Smart Labels USA Part 1
By popular request, printed RFID received much more prominence at this year's RFID Smart Labels USA in Boston February 20-21.
22 Feb 2008

Meeting of MIT RFID SIG 19 Feb USA
Only RFID offers the electronic printing industry the potential of ten trillion devices yearly, in this case replacing barcodes.
21 Feb 2008

Carbon nanotubes have a sound future in the electronics industry
Once again transistor radios made from carbon nanotubes make the news.
20 Feb 2008

Harvesting the sun
A technology that could cost a few cents a yard to collect energy from the sun even after it has set and be imprinted on flexible materials is being developed by a team of researchers.
19 Feb 2008

Progress with non silicon photovoltaics in Europe
With increasing global demand for energy sources beyond gas and oil, there is now more effort than ever before on renewable energy, especially photovoltaics.
18 Feb 2008

"Power shirt" would harvest energy from physical movement
Nanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a
15 Feb 2008

Manufacturing microfluidic biosensors
Fraunhofer IZM, Germany reports that high throughput manufacturing of biosensors has remained a challenge. This is due to the different environments necessary for the survival of biological components on the one hand and current MEMS technologies on the other.
14 Feb 2008

Hitachi powder chip Japan
At the Aichi World Fair in Japan in 2005, Hitachi Mew Solutions 2.45 GHz passive RFID inserts were in 25 million admission tickets that were issued.
13 Feb 2008

IDTechEx Review: Flexible Displays Conference Part 2
Part 2 of the IDTechEx review of the Flexible Displays Conference in Phoenix.
12 Feb 2008

IDTechEx Review: Flexible Displays Conference Phoenix Jan 21-24 Part 1
IDTechEx attended the recent Flexible Displays Conference in Phoenix. Read our review here - part 1.
8 Feb 2008

RFID - Larger Orders and More of Them
The largest RFID orders - here comes China - huge advances coming in HF RFID - new vibrant technologies.
7 Feb 2008

UK-based start-up has patented a flexible watch concept
SnapWatch Ltd, a UK-based start-up has patented a flexible watch concept using E paper display technology.