Durham University

New research grants to enhance the use of wonder material

Research projects that will focus on how to enhance the 'manufacturability' of graphene, one of the thinnest, strongest and most conductive materials known to man, are to receive £21.5 million in funding.

Peratech creates fast-acting Electronic Nose using QTC technology

QTC™ materials change their resistance when a force is applied and, in this case, the polymer content of the composite swells when exposed to VOCs.

Durham Graphene Science raised £1.2 million

DGS will use the seed investment to scale up its production equipment and establish joint development agreements with partners to test the handling, dispersion and processing of the material across a wide variety of applications.

UK's first printed lighting panel to start in November 2010

An initiative to develop low-cost OLED lighting in the UK has secured government funding and will officially start in early November.

SmartKem appoints new senior scientist

SmartKem® Ltd, the developer of novel materials and processes that create high resolution microelectronic components directly onto thin flexible printed electronics, today announces the appointment of Russell Griffiths to the position of Senior Scientist. In this key role, Russell will lead SmartKem's technical staff, building on the company's core expertise to further penetrate the rapidly growing printed electronics industry. This strategic appointment will enable SmartKem to capitalize on its extensive knowledge from the chemistry, electronics, photonics and printing industries in order to create practical solutions that will replace standard printing techniques for the creation of flexible electronic devices.

OLEDs - The future of architectural lighting

Organized by the UKDL Knowledge Transfer Network, and attended by approximately 50 people, this conference was held in the BDP Building in Clerkenwell, London on the 24th of June 2008.

European projects accelerate OLED technology for mainstream lighting

The race is on to bring OLED technology into mainstream lighting.

A major milestone - white OLED technology exceeds 100 lm/W

Steven V Abramson, CEO of Universal Display says that through this record milestone, white OLEDs are moving a significant step closer to becoming a key participant in the $100 billion per year lighting industry.

Thorn OLED Project UK has potential to replace conventional lighting

Thorn Lighting heads partnership of leading UK players to open up exciting possibilities for OLED technology .