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Germany using photovoltaics to help reduce fossil fuel consumption

Germany is the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) market with approximately 1,150 MWp of newly installed PV power and a turnover of €3.7 billion in 2006 - continued double-digit growth is expected, forecasts "Invest in Germany" the inward investment promotion agency of the Federal Republic of Germany.

A step closer to ultra low-cost disposable printed organic RFID tags

Organic materials are of great interest for electronics applications, as they have many advantages over their inorganic counterparts.

Printed power for printed electronics

Printed electronics still use conventional sources of power but this may change in the future with the newly developed printable batteries printed onto a surface with

Carbon 60 transistors perform at higher levels than amorphous silicon

Using room-temperature processing, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have fabricated high-performance field effect transistors with thin films of Carbon 60, also known as fullerene.

Boost to inorganic printed electronics at Darmstadt University Germany

The researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany will be focusing on printing processes for electronic and photovoltaic products whilst working towards developing technologies for printed electronics and 'functional packaging' over the next 3 years.

Electroactive polymers in Sweden and USA

In Sweden, Micromuscle AB relies on ionic effects in polymers whereas the acrylics and silicones of Artificial Muscle Inc of the USA, that can be stretched to 1000 times the area, rely on the electroactive forces in a capacitor-like structure with around 1200 volts applied.

Printed Electronics Arena meeting report - Sweden

On 20 November, the Printed Electronics Arena had a one day meeting in Norrkoping Science Park Sweden

Novaled Germany - 100,000h lifetime for a highly efficient white OLED

Novaled, Germany achieved significant improvements for white OLEDs for lighting applications. An efficiency of 35lm/W and a lifetime of 100,000h were reached at a brightness of 1000 cd/m2.

2nd report on Printed Electronics USA

$300 billion by 2027 predicted by IDTechEx at Printed Electronics USA for new post-silicon electronics.

Sony releases next generation 'electronic paper' display in Japan

Sony has now come up with their next generation 'electronic paper' display - PRS-505 which delivers an even faster response and contrast ratio, making it easier for getting stuck into a good read on bright sunny days due to its electrophoretic display.

Printed strain and stress sensors could be used in sports medicine

Printed strain & stress sensors on textiles may provide information about the actions of the body

Printable circuit assembly materials

Emerson & Cuming has added the well-known series of polymer thick films, conductive inks and coatings of sister company Acheson Electronic Materials to its own circuit assembly materials offerings.

Clear future for transparent electronics

Inorganic semiconductor technologies with conventional patterning offer immediate solutions, according to Kodak, which offers Chemical Vapor Deposition CVD to make it happen.

Silver inks for memory cell electrodes

InkTec Co., Ltd. (

IDTechEx announce the winners of the Printed Electronics 2007 Awards

557 delegates from 20 countries were present at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event in San Francisco - the industry's largest conference and exposition on the topic. The show featured the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards in recognition of outstanding achievement. See who won here and why.

Game-changing printed electronics technology announced

Kovio Achieves Printed Electronics Milestone with World's First All-printed High-performance Silicon Thin-film Transistor.

Patent pending in US for digital plate with flat topped dot

Following in the footsteps of its patented analog plate with a completely flat topped dot - ExSpect™, PRP Flexo, Indianapolis USA has just announced that it has achieved the same profile within a completely digital environment, thereby enabling the same print advantages of their analog plate but with a completely digital workflow.

Challenges in organic electronics UK

This two day meeting was organised by the Organic Materials Innovation Centre (OMIC) and the UK Displays & Lighting KTN and focused on research activities that address the major challenges in the chemistry, processing and physics of organic transistors, sensors, OLEDS and photovoltaic devices.

Plastic Logic UK announces new appointments

Plastic Logic announced last week that the company's Board of Directors has appointed Richard Archuleta to the position of Chief Executive Officer and member of the company's Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Director's has appointed Stratton Sclavos as a Non-Executive Director.