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Low-cost molecule boosts stability and amplification of semiconductors

Replacing traditional rigid silicon wafers with semiconductors made from flexible polymers would herald an age of advanced, 'wearable' electronics.

Tera-Barrier Films

Tera Barrier is a spin-off from the A*Star Institute of Materials Research and Engineering in Singapore. They are developing a thin film flexible barriers for use in organic electronics and thin film PV industries. The technology utilities metal nanoparticles and can be deposited using high-speed techniques such sputtering. Their display grade layer has been evaluated by the Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science and has been found to have a 10E-6 WVTR using the Tritium test. Tera-Barriers will be ramping up production via partnership with a Japanese manufacturer.

Photonics: Think thin, think vibrant

Flat panel displays and many digital devices require thin, efficient and low-cost light-emitters for applications. The pixels that make up the different colors on the display are typically wired to complex electronic circuits, but now researchers at A*STAR have developed a display technology that requires a much simpler architecture for operation.

Transistors made from graphene nanoribbons

Seng Ghee Tan at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute and co-workers at the National University of Singapore have now shown that graphene has additional applications in magnetic data storage.

A*STAR's experimental power grid centre

The Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC), one of the largest experimental power grid facilities in the world was officially opened in Singapore last month, by Mr. S. Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry.

Tera-Barrier prototype films doubles life of flexible solar devices

Key customers testing Tera-Barrier's prototype product have reported a doubling of lifetime of their devices under accelerated lifetime testing, allowing Tera-Barrier to move to the next stage of growth.

Polymeric material could bring cheap plastic solar cell & electronics

Scientists from Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), an institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have created a new polymer with both high charge mobility and high power conversion efficiency for application in both plastic electronics and organic solar cells.

World record for smallest working gears

Researchers from The Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) have put Singapore into the Guinness Book of World Records by successfully demonstrating the world's smallest fully controlled rotation of a molecule-sized gear.

Prototypes for mass producing nanostructures to launch in Singapore

The Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON), which is helmed by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), is ready to put roll-to-roll nanoimprint manufacturing to the test.

True blue light emission improves OLED displays

Researchers from Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) has developed a blue organic light emitting diode (OLED) with an efficiency that is double that of the maximum theoretical efficiency limit. This paves the way for longer-lasting, more efficient and vivid OLED displays for the consumer market.

Nanotechnology to the rescue

Nanotechnology works hand in hand with the development of flexible electronics, the following examples give an idea of the ways collaborative interdisciplinary efforts can provide solutions to challenges and barriers in further developing of novel electronic devices.

Nitto Denko Asia Technical Centre expanding its Singapore base

Nitto Denko Asia Technical Centre (NAT) will be expanding its Singapore base to include a prototyping centre in Singapore.

Tera-barrier investment & exclusive distribution agreement with Kisco

Tera-Barrier Films have announced that KISCO LTD. has made a strategic investment in the company's Series "A" Investment round and became the company's Exclusive Distributor for Asia Pacific.

Printed electronics without borders

Printed Electronics are being developed by over 3,000 companies, universities and research institutes worldwide - although a significant percentage of these developers are located in countries such as the USA, Germany, Japan and South Korea, there's a lot of research effort in other countries.

Silicon nanowire based circuits that are inspired by the brain

Institute of Microelectronics and Stanford University to develop silicon nanowire based circuits inspired by the brain

New method surpasses today's semiconductor industry requirements

Thinnest, smoothest metallic lines speed up miniaturisation of electronic devices

New topics covered at Printed Electronics Asia

While some involved in OLEDs and OTFTs are moving out of the business of printed and potentially printed electronics, work on inorganic materials and compounds is increasing. The IDTechEx Printed Electronics Asia event in Tokyo will give a balanced view with many presentations being World firsts.

Around the world with dye-sensitized solar cells

Dr Zervos at IDTechEx looks at the global picture for dye-sensitized solar cells.

A*STAR claims world's best protection from moisture and oxygen

A claimed breakthrough barrier technology from Singapore protects sensitive devices like organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells from moisture 1000 times more effectively than any other technology available in the market.