30 Mar 2009

Breakthrough in producing printed memory
Thin Film Electronics, an Oslo, Norway-based Company with R&D facilities in Linkoping, Sweden, known as Thinfilm, and InkTec Co. Ltd , known as InkTec, have together made a breakthrough in producing printed memory on flexible substrates.
27 Mar 2009

Wireless monitoring of bridge conditions
Using vibration of bridges caused by passing traffic, wind and microtremors to power bridge monitoring sensors would mean that batteries are not required.
27 Mar 2009

Challenges with blue OLEDs
"The weakest link in OLED research is the absence of an efficient, long-lasting blue light to accompany the red and green," said Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Asanga Padmaperuma.
26 Mar 2009

Power harvested from gym workouts
Harnessing the energy of students' gym workouts to create power for charging laptops, iPods or even a small energy efficient house.
26 Mar 2009

Smart bridge system aids ailing bridges
A five year Smart Brigdge project will look at an infrastructure monitoring system that uses surface and penetrating sensors to detect cracks, corrosion and any other signs of weakness.
25 Mar 2009

Breakthrough battery could lead to rapid recharging of many devices
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have created a kind of beltway that allows for the rapid transit of electrical energy through a well-known battery material, an advance that could usher in smaller, lighter batteries for cell phones and other devices that could recharge in seconds rather than hours.
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25 Mar 2009

Creative Materials launches silver ink for fine line printing
Creative Materials, Inc, a leading manufacturer of electrically conductive inks, coatings and adhesives, has introduced a fine line screen printable, electrically conductive silver ink, 125-13.
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25 Mar 2009

Novaled and Holst Centre to cooperate on organic electronics
Novaled AG announces that it will work together with Holst Centre on Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFT) using the Novaled PIN OLED® technology and materials.
24 Mar 2009

Electricity produced through muscle movement
Researchers have demonstrated that a hamster wearing a jacket onto which nanogenerators are attached can produce electricity as the animal runs on its wheel.
24 Mar 2009

Hi-G-Tek wins subcontract from Unisys for RFID III DoD contract
Active RFID (where the tag has its own power supply) often has printed sensors and sometimes printed antennas. Unisys serves as the prime contractor and systems integrator for the RFID III DoD contract, bringing together the technologies of Hi-G-Tek and other solution providers.
23 Mar 2009

First solar powered full-touch phone
Blue Earth is the first solar powered full-touch screen phone. By charging with the solar panel located on the back of the phone, users can generate enough electronic power to call anytime anywhere.
23 Mar 2009

Copper particles electrify paper
The Polymer Chemistry Research Group at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has succeeded in producing nano-sized metallic copper particles that when reduced to nano-scale, the properties of the material undergo substantial changes.
20 Mar 2009

Opening of PETEC 17 March
The Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) is the UK's major new design, development, and prototyping centre for the commercialisation of printed electronics. With 180 present, the launch included keynote lectures from international experts in the field of printable electronics.
20 Mar 2009

Energy harvesting light switches
The switches are powered by energy harvesting technology where the act of clicking the switch creates the energy necessary to control devices.
19 Mar 2009

Opening of PETEC 17 March Airs Photovoltaics
The Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) is the UK's major new design, development, and prototyping centre for the commercialisation of printed electronics.
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19 Mar 2009

Eye catching stabilised performance
ICI Imagedata demonstrates Stabilex Ultra stabilised film at the Printed Electronics Show 2008 in Dresden (7-8 April) following successful launch in San Jose.
19 Mar 2009

Business applications for printed electronics
Recently, the commercialization of printed electronics has progressed from conductive patterns to batteries, displays, sensors, resistors, solar cells, lighting and transistor circuits, increasingly in combination.
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18 Mar 2009

iTi Corporation appoints John Spiers to Board of Directors
imaging Technology international (iTi) Corporation, has appointed technology innovator and entrepreneur, John Spiers to its Board of Directors.
18 Mar 2009

Plastic solar cells applied to energy clothing
The textile-based screen printed solar panel can be integrated into clothing fabric and has been incorporated in a transparent textile.
18 Mar 2009

CdTe Solar Cells - Can First Solar do anything wrong?
Although the world is in the midst of a severe economic crisis, the photovoltaics industry is still growing.