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Memristors could play a role in computer memories that do not forget

Memristor discovery could lead to far more energy-efficient computing systems with memories that don't forget and never need to be booted up.

Increasing concern about silver

Nanosilver is so tiny it can go right to the surface of an organism and essentially shoot ions into the organism, says a research scientist.

Graphene - highest mobility and processable

Chemists and physicists are hard at work developing production processes for graphene - one day it may even be printable.

Carbon nanotubes have a sound future in the electronics industry

Once again transistor radios made from carbon nanotubes make the news.

Understanding photosynthesis to optimise printed photovoltaics - US

Dye sensitised solar cells and organic photovoltaics mimic photosynthesis.

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.

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

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.

Printed electronics is pivotal to the future of mobile phones

Printed electronics is a term that covers printed and potentially printed electronics and electrics. It is the basis of an emerging $300 billion business embracing transistors, memory, displays, solar cells, batteries, sensors, lasers and much more. Printed Electronics USA will include new developments in printed electronics and the more specific use of these new technologies.

Switzerland printing transistors with nano-ink

By laser-treating ink consisting of coated nano-particles of metal, scientists in Switzerland are able to manufacture a wide variety of printed microelectronics.

Printed Electronics - the Giants Get Involved

Printed electronics often involves simple things such as printed conductive patterns to counter the pollution, unreliability, bulk, weight and cost of wires, solder and etched patterns. Most commonly, printed electronics will be used where traditional technology is simply not a feasible solution, such as wallpaper that generates power and doubles as a television and lighting or electronic anti-counterfeiting on 100 billion cigarette packets yearly, giving traceability at a cost of only 0.1 cents per package.

Printed Electronics vs Silicon

Although the capabilities of complex silicon chips increase at a rapid pace, there is little or no reduction in cost of the simplest silicon chips. How does printed electronics fit in?