EPSRC

Paper with a memory given boost by nanotechnology breakthrough

Medicine bottles that alert you when a prescription needs updating and computer screens which can be rolled up to fit in a briefcase are a step closer thanks to research by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).

Transistors on plastic

Last week, the Photonics and Plastic Electronics KTN put together a one day seminar that gave an overview of the activity in the UK on the topic of flexible organic and inorganic transistors. Speakers were representing both Universities around the country as well as companies that are developing transistor/backplane technologies. Inorganic, organic and hybrid versions are being developed in order to evaluate the performance of each type of device.

Vibration harvesting from wider frequencies

Vibrations from the environments we live and work in could be much more widely harnessed as a clean source of electricity, and researchers from the University of Bristol aim to make it possible to make use of a much wider range of vibrations than is currently possible.

Scientists predict the unpredictable to guide future nano-chip design

Scientists at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with colleagues from Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton and York universities, have developed technology, which will help microchip designers create future integrated circuits.

Research into future generation energy harvesting

Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi, Co-Director of the ECS Pervasive Systems Centre, is leading a new £1.6M project, funded by the EPSRC, which will develop ultra energy-efficient electronic systems for emerging applications including mobile digital health and autonomous wireless monitoring in environmental and industrial settings.

Printed Electronics uses more inorganics and composites

Printed electronics is using more inorganics and composites in the quest for higher performance, lower costs, finer feature size, stretchability and creation of radically new components such as memristors, supercabatteries and metamaterials.

University receives £6 million funding for Metamaterials

EPSRC, the UK Government's leading funding agency for research and training in engineering and the physical sciences has announced a new six-year program on nanostructured photonic metamaterials, to be established at the University of Southampton in England.

UK Chemical Sector Initiative - part two

It was noted in the Council for Science and Technology Review that Plastic Electronics is a high risk / high reward priority technology area. The academic structure is well established in OLED, PLED, OSC materials and deposition methods with £20M / yr funding from Research Councils (EPSRC).

Smart paint - science fiction?

It sounds like science fiction but smart paint may be available in the near future.