6 Jan 2009

Scientists at MIT work in biomimetics
IDTechEx is offering a multiclient study of the e-label of the future. It will lead participants to billion dollar businesses in the materials, the labels and the extra sales of consumer, healthcare, military and other products that will result.
5 Jan 2009

Scientists developing energy harvesting radios
K-state engineers working with peregrine semiconductor to develop energy-harvesting radios that could make monitoring safety of bridges easier.
2 Jan 2009

Finding better materials for solar cells
New research could lead to cheaper solar cells with vast potential
1 Jan 2009

Creative Materials displays at Printed Electronics USA 2008
Creative Materials, Inc., a leading manufacturer of electrically conductive ink, coatings and adhesives participated and exhibited at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics trade show in San Jose on December 3-4 at the San Jose Convention Center.
31 Dec 2008

World's first UHF plastic diode
The world's first plastic diode operating in the Ultra-high frequency (UHF) band has been developed by IMEC (Belgium) and TNO (The Netherlands).
31 Dec 2008

Samsung expected to slash manufacturing costs of OLED displays
The cost of OLED manufactuing may be reduced by 300% with new Amorphous Oxide TFT technology
30 Dec 2008

IBM scientists develop world's fastest graphene transistor
The world's fastest graphene transistor at 26GHz was achieved by IBM Research.
29 Dec 2008

'Smart fabrics' that monitor health
A carbon nanotube-coated "smart yarn" that conducts electricity could be woven into soft fabrics that detect blood and monitor health, engineers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated.
24 Dec 2008

GE scientists display first-ever OLED Christmas tree
Scientists and engineers on GE's OLED research team are celebrating the holiday season with a first-ever OLED Christmas tree lighting at GE's Global Research Center headquarters in Niskayuna, NY
23 Dec 2008

International standard for white color OLED requirements met
A big step towards energy-saving OLED lighting with efficiency of more than 60 lm/W.
22 Dec 2008

Video newspapers with high-performance transparent electronics
Aligned nanotubes pave the way for high-performance transparent electronics.
19 Dec 2008

Skin cancer treated by OLED
At the recent IDTechEx printed Electronics USA event there was an update on use of OLEDs in skin cancer treatment.
18 Dec 2008

Competence Matrix of plastic electronics in Germany
An analysis of Germany's competence in printed and plastic electronics was completed at the end of October 2008. The project is funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council and is one of a series of projects considering options for public policy to increase levels of innovation in the UK.
17 Dec 2008

Printed Electronics Europe 09: 40% discount & report offer ends Friday
Register by Friday 19th December to receive the early bird 40% discount to the event and a complimentary copy of the IDTechEx report Organic and Printed Electronics in Europe, profiling over 280 organisations in Europe and worth €2000.
16 Dec 2008

Citala's innovative flexible display technology
Susann Reuter, Director of IDTechEx, visited Citala US Inc. in the heart of California's Silicon Valley where the company develops, manufactures, supplies and supports flexible, reflective displays.
External press release
16 Dec 2008

New cooperation in graphene composite materials started
BASF and Vorbeck Materials Corp. have established a joint research program to develop graphene-based formulations and composite materials.
15 Dec 2008

PVI: Towards a flexible e-book reader
The competition is currently heating up with the development of Gen II (flexible) e-book readers.
External press release
15 Dec 2008

Henkel launches self-filleting die attach technology
Further advancing the capabilities of modern die attach technology, Henkel has developed and made commercially available a line of new Ablestik® brand die attach materials known as self-filleting die attach.
12 Dec 2008

Highlights from the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2008 event
Raghu Das covers the highlights at Printed Electronics USA 2008 where attendance reached almost 700 people and 55 exhibitors - making this event the largest in the World on the topic.
11 Dec 2008

OLED displays could be used in smart product packaging
OLEDs may find their way into all manner of everyday items - the biggest of several markets for cheap, flexible OLED displays may be in product packaging.