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Printed battery supplier Blue Spark has announced plans to open a new high-volume production facility in the US
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Inside Secure, a semiconductor developer in France, has announced its products can be used to interact with Kovio's RFID wireless tags
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PragmatIC Printing has announced plans to move its printed logic circuit technology to commercial pilot production
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A South African university spin-out has partnered with Thin Film Electronics, to develop and commercialise temperature sensor labels for food packaging and other applications
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Materials scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new reactive silver ink for printing high-performance electronics
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Germany based consumer electronics retailer Cyberport has announced that it is to roll out electronic shelf labelling (ESL) from ZBD across all its stores
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UK based ZBD Displays has signed an agreement with Denmark consumer goods retailer Coop, which sees the retailer using the company's electronic shelf labels
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Vorbeck Materials has announced that it has completed a new financing round, with investment of $10 million (€7.6 million)
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A new committee to oversee educational programmes supporting the plastic electronics industry has been established
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Thinfilm Electronics has entered into a partnership with Polyera, to develop organic semiconductor materials for flexible memory devices
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University of Cambridge researchers have developed a new production method for graphene circuits using inkjet printers
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Plans to combine the LOPE-C and Printed Electronics Europe events, initially announced back in June, have ended with their respective organisers pursuing plans for their own separate events as before
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Among other European countries the UK provides the highest levels of support for R&D and pre-commercial work into flexible and printable electronics
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The implementation of plastic electronics devices in product labelling has moved another step closer, thanks to collaboration between imprinted logic circuit manufacturer Pragmatic, and speciality film manufacturer Innovia
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Nanotechnology coating company Aculon has been grated a US patent for its methods for utilising metallic nanoparticles in conductive inks
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RFID, sensors, printed electronic displays, and discreet batteries have for many years been touted as smart packaging-enabling technologies, but few are ready for commercialisation, suggests a new report from Lux Research
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A new €18 million EU competition to promote commercialization of organic and large-area electronics technologies and products has opened
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Industry analyst firm Nanomarkets has released a new report that highlights the potential of gold inks in nanotechnology
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Several printed electronics companies are pushing closer to market with pilots and demonstrators of their technology, partnering with brand owners, and the packaging and converting supply chains
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The Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology has developed photovoltaic panels that can be printed on standard paper
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US firm iimak, a leading supplier of thermal transfer ribbon, and other inks and imaging consumables, is expanding its range of conductive inks and ribbons
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Cambridge based Pragmatic Printing are working with integrated security company De La Rue to develop printed electronic security products
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A series of announcements in 2011 indicate that applications like electronic shelf labels and advertising are growing
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Nanomaterials are becoming synonymous with printed electronics, as new manufacturing techniques enable new commercial applications
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Graphene has made an impact since it was developed, winning awards and revolutionising areas of the plastic electronics market. Now is it set to transform the retail packaging industry
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The US-based Flextech Alliance has showcased practical printed and flexible electronics processes and devices, in partnership with industry developers
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Thinfilm, the Scandinavian firm developing a suite of printed memories for applications ranging from toys to disposable price tags, has developed its core technology for secure documents and high-volume consumer applications
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UK company PragmatIC Printing announced plans to commercialise products with integrated printed electronics at the recent S2K conference
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An e-paper-based medical record system is being developed for use in a Japanese hospital, to guide patients through the treatment process
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The UK's Centre for Process Innovation is to invest in a new prototyping and development facility for printed electronics
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Ynvisible, a Portugal-based company developing low-cost interactive printed displays, has won a grant from the Portuguese National Strategic Reference Framework to support efforts to commercialise its technology
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A research group at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has licensed its technology for a nanoink that self-sinters at room temperature to South Korean firm Vaxan
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Taiwanese company Chi Lin Technology has formed a new subsidiary for the design and manufacture of e-paper modules for use in commercial and industrial displays
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German printing equipment supplier Heidelberg and Technical University (TU) Darmstadt have extended a joint research platform into printed electronics to 2012
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ETH Zurich have applied for a patent for a silver nanoink
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Scientists at Wright State University in the US have presented a silicon-based alternative to graphene that can be deposited in very thin layers
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Norwegian printed electronics start-up Thin Film Electronics (Thinfilm) will have prototypes of its addressable polymer memory ready in 2011, with transfer to production anticipated in 2012
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A technology transfer deal between an Israeli University and a Korean company marks a first joint venture in the use of ink from silver-coated copper particles for printed electronics, reports The Korea Herald
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French RFID producer Tageos has announced plans to start printing RFID labels onto paper
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UK-based inkjet technology firm Xennia has joined forces with Portuguese electrochromic display start-up Ynvisible, to optimise inks for the industrial printing of its electronic ink displays
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Norwegian Thin Film Electronics has been recognised by consultancy Frost & Sullivan for its development of printed memory technology
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Point-of-sale advertising will likely be the first commercial application for an interactive electrochromic display being developed by Portuguese start-up Ynvisible
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US print title Canvas Magazine has published a new issue with a fully printed, interactive electronic cover
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E-paper supplier ZBD Solutions has secured new deals in January 2011 for retail shelf label applications
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Printed electronics developers are teaming up to exploit a new boom in RFID
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Brand focus
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Understanding consumer response is the key to smart packaging succeeding, says knowledge development expert Laurence Hogg at Faraday
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US firm Vorbeck Materials has received almost $2.8 million in financing to commercialise its grapheme conductive ink in 2011
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The University of Texas El Paso has received $9 million in funding to build a new printed electronics centre
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3M-funded German star-up Printechnologics has launched an application for its printed electronics technology enabling mobile phone touchscreens to read digital data hidden in paper
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ZBD, a UK-based supplier of electronic shelf labels using e-paper technology, is securing interest from retailers in eastern Europe for its technology
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An R&D project at James Cook University is fabricating organic thin-films using Australian essential oils more likely to be found in personal care products
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A large toy maker in Asia has made pre-production orders for Thinfilm's printed electronic labels and its newly developed memory controller device
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A new UK start-up, which is commercialising a unique conductive ink created by postgraduates at London's Royal College of Art, has been awarded funding to develop its technology for printed sensors and other devices
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3M has become the latest industrial player to back the potential for low-cost, paper-based electronics
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A project funded under the European Seventh Framework Programme will develop the low-cost conductive inks needed to produce high-volume printed electronic devices
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Conductive nanoinks mean electronics can perform better and cost less, but technical issues and scaling up are testing suppliers and developers alike
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Marks & Spencer is planning to run trials for a new generation of RFID chips for its stores in 2011, says Packaging News
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The manufacture of fully integrated, printed electronic displays for smart cards has been proven by partners GSI Technologies and Ntera
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Brand owners Hallmark and Kimberly-Clark have long seen the potential of printing electronics on paper to add functionality to products. More and more companies are now waking up to the possibilities
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Copper-based ink would be a major step forward for printed electronics, says Richard Dixon, COO of nanotechnology firm Intrinsiq Materials
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Organic solar cells could be given the lifetimes to become commercially viable by using barrier materials from the packaging industry, thanks to the OSCAR project
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In 2011 a global commodities exchange will go live, linking up buyers and investors with suppliers of nano-engineered materials, to help unlock the commercial potential of this far-reaching field of technology
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Earlier this month Environment Committee Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for a ban on nanosilver, long multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and labelling for electrical and electronic products containing nanomaterials, for example conductive inks.
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Packaging is being developed in Sweden to combine greater consumer appeal and improved security
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The printed circuit board (PCB), solar and other industries are benefiting from increased sources and supplies of low-cost conductive inks
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Swiss R&D agency ETH Zurich is developing a humidity sensor based on copper ink for commercial applications in packaging
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Innventia, the Swedish R&D organisation for the pulp, paper and related industries, is commercialising a technology that can enable packaging to change shape
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A global packaging and paper products firm in the US could trial a point-of-sale (POS) concept based on a current-driven thermochromic display technology from a Swedish start-up
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A European project called FlexSmell is combining sensing technology with integrated RFID to make food packaging gather data on its contents and change the way food safety is assessed
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+Plastic Electronics magazine will be featuring a number of speakers from the upcoming NanoMaterials 2010 event in its next issue
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A recently announced cooperation with the Holst Centre will prepare the NeoDec conductive ink for a commercial smart packaging partnership
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The Plas-e-Toy project will unveil three demonstrators for the use of plastic electronics in toys in 2010, as preparation for commercial applications
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UK nanomaterials company Intrinsiq Materials is working with partners in the packaging and RFID industries to commercialise a copper ink formulation
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Memory devices using organic electronics could be demonstrated for toys and pharmaceutical packaging
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Printed electronics greetings cards are to be produced by card makers Tigerprint and nano-electronics developers Nano ePrint
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Dr Sean Smyth, a leading consultant for the digital and analogue printing industry, examines opportunities and challenges for printing electronics
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A new European project will bring organic RFID tags closer to current industry standards, following impressive gains in performance
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The Organic Electronic Association’s latest publication has added OLED lighting and smart textiles to its roadmap for plastic electronics developments
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Organic RFID could reduce waste in food transport
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Flexible alloy antennas have been developed that could create new possibilities for smart textiles, packaging and consumer electronics
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A UK printed logic start-up will develop demonstrators, with government funding, based on its nano-stamping technology
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A new producer of electroluminescent displays is targeting advertising and packaging as its first markets
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Biodegradable electronics could be used in RFID for packaging, as well as healthcare
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New research by consultancy Faraday is bringing the consumer’s perspective into R&D for integrated electronic packaging
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Researchers at the University of Cape Town in South Africa have produced fully printed field effect transistors (FETs) with performances comparable with silicon
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New guidelines released on the use of RFID technology in clothing products and the supply chain
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Flexible displays could be a new tool for package designers
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A flexible speaker unveiled in Taiwan could soon be used in smart packaging and clothing
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Germany-based technology company PolyIC has announced its latest in-house production results
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German company plastic electronic GmbH enters a license agreement with printed display firm NTERA
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Printed electronics and electroluminescent (EL) displays have been developed for the e-payment market by German company Schreiner VarioLight
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Printed electronics company PolyIC plans to commercialise intelligent electronic tickets, card games and product packaging within the next three years
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A series of secure document producers aim to incorporate a printed electronic code technology in Europe this year
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Kovio intends to print low-cost RFID tags for smart packaging applications in 2009.