The Organic Electronic Association's (OE-A's) latest publication has added OLED lighting and smart textiles to its roadmap for plastic electronics developments.
The third edition of the OE-A Roadmap for Organic and Printed Electronics identifies applications and technical challenges for technologies such as organic solar cells, flexible displays, RFID and organic sensors.
However, this year has seen the addition of smart textiles - with companies such as Interactive Wear and Qio Systems already active in this area - and OLED lighting, which has gained interest from US and UK government, as well as Philips, GE and Osram.
The OE-A paper outlines application areas and investigates material requirements, production processes and other issues central to the development of organic electronic devices.
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Organic Electronics Association
Homepage for the European organisation, which represents the organic electronics process chain
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OE-A Roadmap for Organic and Printed Electronics white paper
Download the OE-A Roadmap for Organic and Printed Electronics online
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US colleges to get smart textile hoodies
Hooded jumpers with integrated mp3 player or Bluetooth mobile controls will be available on college campuses across the US in September 2010
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Design community will play key role in UK plastic electronics industry
For the UK government, plastic electronics is the poster boy of so-called 'advanced manufacturing'
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