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More Activity in Printed Electronics by Western Giants

Although there are very few Western giant corporations active in printed and potentially printed electronics compared to East Asia, there are some new entrants in 2007 and some of those already active have sharply increased the level of their activity, particularly in Europe.

Germany is the Leader in Photovoltaics

The world's biggest exhibition in photovoltaics was held in parallel to the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Milan, Italy, from 3rd to 7th September. It was an impressive event with overall around 500 exhibitors, 3000 scientists, industry representatives and politicians from 83 countries.

Tokyo Printed Electronics Conference Reveals Major New Trends

IDTechEx has hosted several successful RFID conferences in Tokyo, Japan but the Printed Electronics Asia conference, September 11-12 was a first for them. It was very successful. Indeed, it was sold out, with over 180 people attending and an exhibition. IDTechEx will now do a much bigger conference and exhibition on this subject in Tokyo next year. Many new trends were revealed by the international line up of best-in-class speakers.

Who is Interested in Printed Electronics?

Printed electronics will eventually interest a high proportion of the seven billion people that will be on the planet because it will transform their lives. It will eventually involve over 100,000 manufacturers. Today, printed and potentially printed electronics is already of interest to over 10,000 organisations.

New Broadband UHF Labels with Printed Antennas

Although most UHF passive tag suppliers lose money, some spectacularly so, several are in it for the long haul and they continue to improve their products.

Quantum Dot Materials May Improve Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells

In the race to make clean technologies more efficient and marketable a breakthrough has been made by Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), collaborating with Innovalight, Inc., showing that a new and important effect called Multiple Exciton Generation (MEG) occurs efficiently in silicon nanocrystals.

Plextronics Closes $20.6 Million Series B Financing

Plextronics, Inc. announced last week that it has completed a $20.6 million Series B financing. The round is led by Solvay North America Investments, LLC, a member of the Solvay Group, an international chemical and pharmaceutical group headquartered in Brussels.

A Paper Thin Battery the Size of a Postage Stamp Rensselaer US

A new energy storage device that is only slightly bigger than the size of a postage stamp has been developed by scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Innovative Smart Skin Patches Heal Wounds

Now we have smart skin patches that heal wounds by restoring the natural electrical signals in the skin at the site of a wound thanks to BIOFiSICA.

Fast Forward For New Inorganic Solar Cells

Work on inorganic thin film photovoltaic devices beyond crystalline and amorphous silicon is now wide ranging, both geographically and in topic.

UK Start-up Inkjets Smart Posters

UK start up company Polymertronics is developing a new nanotechnology that will allow digital inkjet printing and instant curing of flexible electronic components.

Reel to Reel Production of CIGS Photovoltaics

There are far more developers of inorganic compound photovoltaics than of organic versions in the world. In particular, there are more developers of copper indium gallium diselenide CIGS solar cells than for any other non-silicon technology.

Different Priorities in Printed and Thin Film Electronics

As IDTechEx completes research for its trilogy of reports on printed and potentially printed electronics in, respectively, East Asia, Europe and North America, it is becoming clear how different the priorities are in these three regions.

Electrowetting Could be a Disruptive Technology for End Users

Philips Research in Eindhoven, the Netherlands have demonstrated that electrowetting is an attractive technology for the rapid manipulation of liquids on a micrometer scale and have shown that electrowetting can also be used to form the basis of a reflective display that is significantly faster than electrophoretic displays

Scientific Challenges in Sustainable Energy Technology - DSSC

DSSC photoelectrochemical solar cells that mimic the action of chlorophyll in nature are already being commercialized. They are ten times as efficient as the version met in nature and they are more tolerant of reflected (polarized) light, light at narrow angles of incidence and low levels of light than most alternatives.

German Government and Industry Boost New Technology

Last year, photovoltaic modules had a global market volume of 8 billion euros. The segment is expected to grow by more than 20 percent annually between now and 2020.

Is Europe Losing the Race?

Overall, Europe may be losing the race for the huge new business of printed electronics and the rejuvenation of society that it will bring. This is despite having far more academic institutions than East Asia working on the subject, the number being comparable to the number in the USA.

PETeC Marks Start of UK North East Plastic Electronics Revolution

PETeC, a unique plastics electronics technology centre, is set to establish North East England as a global leader in the application of plastic electronics.

Smart Clothes - A Growing Industry

The smart fabrics industry is a $340 million dollar industry growing 19% annually and projected to reach $720 million by 2008, according to a recent study.

Biocompatible Flexible and Stretchable Electronics on the Horizon

Researchers are developing biocompatible, stretchable, waterproof electronic circuit technology that can be integrated in stretchable applications like bandages or medical implants.