SunRay Scientific, a leader in solutions for flex circuit and printed electronics manufacturing, has announced that it is launching UV cured ZTACH™ anisotropic conductive adhesives for assembly of flexible electronics. The UV cured ZTACH™ anisotropic conductive adhesives, which are designed for fine pitch interconnects on flexible substrates, will be complementary to SunRay's existing heat cured ZTACH™ adhesives which are designed for lead free assembly on rigid substrates.

Liquavista receives a further 7 million Euros for commercialisation of electrowetting displays

Evidence shows memristors are capable of performing logic functions

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, have announced that Samsonite, the worldwide leader in travel solutions, has selected flexible light-weight CIGS modules from Ascent Solar to be integrated into its new line of solar consumer products being initially rolled out this summer.

Generating solar energy from modular glass panels that are attractive from a design standpoint was the inspiration behind a joint development project involving Solarmer Energy and Joel Berman Glass Studios.

NASA, U.S. Navy and university researchers have successfully demonstrated the first robotic underwater vehicle to be powered entirely by natural, renewable, ocean thermal energy.

Introduction and production of Merck's new organic semiconductors in Plastic Logic's displays are being planned for 2011 by Merck KGaA and Plastic Logic GmbH. Merck recently invested in the expansion of the Chilworth Technical Centre, its chemicals research site in Southampton, UK, by adding new laboratories to intensify and accelerate display material developments based on plastic electronics. As part of the project announced today, Plastic Logic has also invested in additional manufacturing equipment to accelerate the introduction of Merck's new lisicon® materials into mass production. Merck's functional materials are already used in the manufacturing process of the flexible ePaper displays contained in Plastic Logic's first consumer product, QUETM proReader, which was presented at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in January.

New Silver Conductive Inks Target High-Growth Touch Screen and OLED Markets

What if a bandage could do more than just cover up a wound? What if it could help you to heal by dispensing medicine and scrubbing away bacteria? What if this technology were so cheap you could throw it away when you were done? These are questions doctoral student Dylan Farnam grapples with as he attempts to design a better bandage.

H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, the world's leading supplier of conductive polymers, is pleased to announce the establishment of a cross licensing agreement with Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Mortsel, Belgium. This agreement resolves outstanding intellectual property disputes between the parties.

Last year Thin Film Electronics ASA ("Thinfilm") announced successful high-volume pilot production of roll-to-roll printed memories. Now, Thinfilm is moving from pilot to regular production. "We have made great progress together with our partners. Deployment of products in the field will start soon," says Rolf Åberg CEO Thinfilm.

A new technique developed by Princeton University engineers for producing electricity-conducting plastics could dramatically lower the cost of manufacturing solar panels.

Universal Display awarded SBIR Phase ii contract from the National Science Foundation for novel encapsulation technology for flexible electronics Company is developing environmentally friendly, single-layer barrier film that has potential to be cost-effective in volume manufacturing.

Gerd Günther, Novaled Vice President Marketing & Sales, has been appointed a member of the Novaled Management Board.

Innovative loudspeaker manufacturer Warwick Audio Technologies has appointed a new international sales manager to help launch the company into the global arena.

Light-emitting diodes, which employ semiconductors to produce artificial light, could reduce electricity consumption and lighten the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. However, moving this technology beyond traffic signals and laser pointers to illumination for office buildings and homes—the single largest use of electricity—requires materials that emit bright, white light cheaply and efficiently. White light is the mix of all the colors, or wavelengths, in the visible spectrum.

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.

Pavegen systems is a UK based company that has developed energy harvesting systems which take power from footsteps.

Next week the sixth annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe event takes place in Dresden, Germany on April 13-14. Read about some of the event highlights here.

A newly discovered path for the conversion of sunlight to electricity could brighten the future for photovoltaic technology. Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found a new mechanism by which the photovoltaic effect can take place in semiconductor thin-films. This new route to energy production overcomes the bandgap voltage limitation that continues to plague conventional solid-state solar cells.