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3D printed silicon transistors - Japan

Following the recent breathrough of the US company Kovio in printing nanosilicon transistors in thousands with much smaller size and better performance than printed polymer transistors we now have 3D printing of silicon, a completely different process.

Intel USA quits third world laptop project

Intel has withdrawn from one of the schemes to supply children in the developing world with $100 laptop computers after a dispute with its partners in the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project.

Korea develops high resolution color flexible A4-size E-paper display

A leading innovator of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display technology announced today that it will debut the world's highest resolution 14.3-inch flexible color E-paper display next week.

Orders received for US Advantage II Extrusion Coating System

NexTech FAS, have announced that a leading organic light-emitting diode (OLED) process development company has placed multiple orders for its Advantage II Extrusion Coating system to be integrated into an R&D line for development of OLED displays.

Enfucell Finland strengthens printed battery team

With Juha, Enfucell gains strong international business and technology know-how necessary to become a global firm, says Enfucell Chairman Dr. Jussi Suomela.

UK - Smart bra to diagnose breast cancer may be available in 2 years

Women may soon be able to self diagnose breast cancer with the help of a smart bra which is being developed by researchers at the Centre for Materials Research and Innovation (CMRI) at the University of Bolton, UK.

Japanese electronics makers announce alliance in flat panel displays

Japanese electronics makers Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Hitachi Ltd, and Canon Inc announced an alliance in flat panel displays on Tuesday.

Transparent OLED sets a new record in US laboratory

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has developed a transparent white OLED with outstanding performance.

Luxury Phosphor watch uses US E Ink display

A dual Analog-Digital wristwatch using E Ink's electronic paper display technology was recently launched by Art Technology, Hong Kong.

UK Physicists use plastics to detect radiation

In applications ranging from hospital X-ray machines to instruments for astronomy, the standard way to measure the dose of radiation is to use a detector made from an inorganic semiconductor, such as silicon.

The future of OLED displays

Over time we may see OLED technology make a major impact in the electronics industry.

Berkeley Lab, USA create the smallest radio ever made

The first fully functional radio from a single carbon nanotube has been created by a team of researchers with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) making it the smallest radio ever made.

Gel that changes color on demand, USA

MIT, USA researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, and could be used as an environmental sensor at food processing plants, where the sensor could indicate whether food that must remain dry has been overly exposed to humidity.

Cost-effective production of large-area OLED displays Japan-US

Seiko Epson Corporation, Japan reported on a joint paper with Universal Display Corporation, USA last week at the IDW Conference in Sapporo, Japan, significant progress in the development of P²OLED™ printable, phosphorescent OLED materials for use with solution-based manufacturing processes.

Digital plaster with printed battery UK

Healthcare information systems in use today were mainly designed to manage acute illness, such as infections and injury, making them ill-equipped to cope with the growing requirement for pervasive monitoring of long-term conditions.

Aveso launches primero 6|7 flexible display module and development kit

Aveso, Inc., the leading provider of flexible displays for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications, has announced the commercial launch of its Primero™ line of flexible numeric display modules.

Polymer Vision pioneers world's first production of rollable displays

Polymer Vision, a spin out of Royal Philips Electronics, announced first production level rollable electrophoretic displays from its recently acquired manufacturing facility, Polymer Vision (UK) Ltd in Southampton, England - previously owned by Southampton University and called Innos.

Printed electronics for active RFID and RTLS

IDTechEx look at aspects relevant to printed electronics from the Active RFID and Real Time Locating Systems RTLS conference.

Sony Japan launches world's first OLED TV

Sony launched in Japan last week the world's first OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV, "XEL-1".