PragmatIC,is reinventing radio frequency identification and near field communications to bring connectivity to mass market applications.

With today's smartphones, tablets and laptops, there always seems to be a compromise: do you choose a bigger display for a better experience or a smaller, more portable device? But what if you could have both?

RFID reader and antenna device simplifies installation, resulting in reduced costs while enabling extensibility in Retail, Manufacturing and Transportation applications.

At the 14th IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA conference and exhibition held in Santa Clara on November 15-16, four organizations were honored for their great achievements in developing and commercializing printed electronics technologies.

Researchers have developed a flexible material that generates electricity when stressed. In future, it might be used as a sensor, integrated into clothing or even implanted in the human body, for instance, to power a pacemaker.

Light-based devices could be used as biomedical sensors or as flexible connectors for electronics.

TactoTek® and Quin GmbH Partner to create luxury natural wood trim with integrated touch and lighting functions for car interiors, injection molded structural electronics turn exotic wood veneers into functional smart surfaces.

Los Alamos National Laboratory and new R&D challenges with Cutting-edge CeraPrinter F-Serie by CERADROP-MGI.

Researchers have pioneered a breakthrough method to rapidly 3D print fully functional electronic circuits.

TALKIN' THINGS will embed PragmatIC's flexible integrated circuits into its smart packaging solution to bring consumer engagement and brand protection to trillions of products.

A research team has reported ultra-flexible organic flash memory that is bendable down to a radius of 300 μm. The memory exhibits a significantly-long projected retention rate with a programming voltage on par with the present industrial standards.

Semtech and Imprint Energy announced a collaboration to accelerate the widespread deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Imprint Energy will design and produce ultrathin, flexible printed batteries that are especially designed to power IoT devices integrated with Semtech's LoRa® devices and wireless RF technology.

The ability of graphene to add functionality to common objects has been exploited in a new product on the market: footwear with better thermal properties.

Researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric, opening up new possibilities for smart textiles and wearable electronics. The circuits were made with cheap, safe and environmentally friendly inks, and printed using conventional inkjet printing techniques.

Thin Film Electronics ASA has announced a new customer in the wine and spirits industry. PengWine, a premium producer of 5-star Chilean wines, will leverage Thinfilm's NFC solutions to educate and engage consumers through gamification.

As a leading provider of sintering and photonic treatment solutions for the rapidly growing printed electronics industry, XENON has addressed a pressing need in the marketplace. Meet CENTAURI, the new offering from XENON and its partner, Carpe Diem Technologies.

NovaCentrix is pleased to announce their newest release of a PulseForge® Photonic Curing System at Printed Electronics USA 2017.

A two-in-one solar bio-battery and solar panel has been created by researchers who printed living cyanobacteria and circuitry onto paper.

Electronic-skin technologies for prosthetics and robots can detect the slightest touch or breeze. But oddly, the sensors that make this possible do not respond effectively to a harmful blow.

This article highlights cases where stretchable electronics have found uses in the commercial world to elucidate the breadth of uses stretchable electronics are applicable to.