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Printed Electronics – Bigger than the Silicon Chip
The silicon chip business went from nothing to approaching $200 billion market in size in twenty years. Now we have the beginning of a market that will outpace even that to reach $200 billion or so in only twenty years. It is printed electronics. Primarily this is flexible: that is the main benefit. It...read more »
Printed cholesterol sensor
A European collaboration which is being led by a researcher at DCU will revolutionize the way blood tests, such as cholesterol, are performed. Dr. Tony Killard at the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute is developing a cholesterol test using the emerging technology of printed electronics. The BDI is funded by Science Foundation Ireland through their CSET...read more »
UK’s first printed lighting panel to start in November 2010
An initiative to develop the UK’s first printed lighting panel has received government funding and will officially start in November this year. The manufacturing process to make a polymer light-emitting diode (PLED) luminaire will be proved and tested at the Printable Electronics Technology Centre (PETEC) – the UK’s national design, development and prototyping facility...read more »