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E-Paper display news from Japan

IDTechEx summarise the latest on e-paper displays from Japan

Plastic electronics - opportunity or future of semiconductor industry?

Dr Harry Zervos, Industry Analyst from IDTechEx says the move towards plastic electronics is a natural progression in the search for products and technologies which are 'greener', more efficient and ultimately more cost effective to produce.

Clear Channel rolls out digital bill board posters

The biggest challenge to roll out more digital displays is the regulatory environment, not the capital cost.

CDT, Sumitomo and Novaled will collaborate

CDT and Sumitomo Chemicals, leaders in polymer organic light emitting diode (P-OLED) devices, and Novaled, the leader in high efficiency p-i-n OLED structures and dopant materials, have agreed to collaborate under a joint development agreement to investigate the feasibility and benefits of new materials and Novaled PIN OLED™ structures in P-OLED devices.

World's largest digital non-emissive display

At the SID 2008 event last week, Kevin Luczkow of the Kraft Group discussed their use of large area displays in a new sports exhibit hall they are building. The Kraft Group's assets in sports and entertainment include the New England Patriots, the New England Revolution and Gillette Stadium.

Impossible photovoltaics

Conventional silicon photovoltaics is a non-starter in Antarctica because it is very poor at low angles of incidence of light let alone low levels of illumination or reflected light and it is heavy.

Around the world with dye-sensitized solar cells

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

OLEDs versus the $100 billion LCD juggernaut

The global market for AM LCD displays has now exceeded $100 billion, thanks recently to the fast growth of TVs being flat panel LCD versions rather than CRT versions. How do OLEDs fit in?

New conductive polymer thick films enable fine line screen printing

P-series silver-based conductor pastes are designed for use on low temperature plastic substrates typically found in such applications as display electrodes, touch screen sensors, heaters, RFID antenna, biosensors and membrane switches.

IDTechEx launches: Printed and Thin Film Photovoltaics and Batteries

IDTechEx has just launched a comprehensive report that gives a thorough analysis of printed and thin film photovoltaics and batteries - covering the technologies, markets and players.

PV news roundup from the 33rd IEEE PV Event

Over the last three years significant developments have been made with efficiency of organic based PV cells.

Undergraduates develop dirt-powered microbial fuel cells

A Harvard team who developed an innovative, microbial fuel cell-based lighting system suitable for Sub-Saharan Africa won a $200,000 grant.

Photovoltaics - The macroeconomic view

Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx summarises the 33rd Annual IEEE Photovoltaics event and the state of the industry in the first part of this two part article.

OLED-T announces electron injector OLED material

The new electron injector material had a 66 per cent performance improvement in brightness and 30 per cent reduction in driving voltage.

Battery charge indicators revolutionized by Toronto company

Opalux has invented a low-cost battery charge indicator that provides a constant reading of the charge and health of a battery.

Japanese companies introduce RFID Crystagram label

Currently, counterfeiting and the illegal distribution of many brand goods and other products continues throughout the world but now many countries and industries have introduced countermeasures using cutting-edge technologies.

Nano-Proprietary Inc awarded grant by Department of Energy

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Applied Nanotech, Inc. has been selected to be awarded a new phase I Small Business Innovation Research Program grant by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Invisibility by smart fabric video

Scientists at the University of Tokyo in Japan have demonstrated

The key to low-cost solar cells: Is it thinner than a human hair?

One of the biggest obstacles to widespread use of solar cells as a clean source of energy is cost.

Electronic retinal device may help blind people see

Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK recently carried out two successful operations to implant an artificial electronic retinal device into the eyes of two blind patients.