Faller’s medication packaging “Medical Prescription” (photo: August Faller GmbH & Co. KG)

Faller’s smart packaging solution Medical Prescription enables revolutionary healthcare applications


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Intelligent, interactive pharmaceutical packaging with integrated electronics can improve compliance and help patients handle their medication intake more easily. With the Smart Packaging prototype “Medical Prescription”, AUGUST FALLER GmbH & Co. KG (Waldkirch, Germany) has developed a digitised folding carton which supports patient compliance with regard to medication intake. The innovative packaging solution, which includes a small e-paper display and electronic controls (buttons), counts down the tablets, reminds the patient of the correct time to take them and alerts the patient when it is time to order a new prescription. The special trick: With the help of an app developed in-house and via Bluetooth, doctors or pharmacists can transfer the individual dosage instructions onto the folding carton.

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Caption: An IMSE solution from TactoTek (photo: TactoTek)

TactoTek injection moulded structural electronics (IMSE) solution is automotive certified


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TactoTek (Oulu, Finland), a leading developer of injection moulded structural electronics (IMSE) solutions announced that one of its IMSE designs has passed an automotive OEM’s test requirements for interior use in its vehicles.

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Brilliant colours – a researcher demonstrates the brightness of the light emitted by quantum dots (photo: Till Budde)

Display Week 2018: Fraunhofer IAP presents self-illuminating pixels for a new display generation


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There are videos on the internet that can make one marvel at technology. For example, a smartphone is casually bent around the arm or a thin-film display is rolled in all directions and with almost every diameter. From the user's point of view, this looks fantastic. From a professional point of view, however, the question arises: Is that already possible? At Display Week 2018, scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have been demonstrating today’s technological possibilities and their next projects. Display Week is one of the world's leading display technology fairs and conventions, taking place from 22 to 25 May in Los Angeles, California.

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Imec’s EOG technology could revolutionise AR/VR and detect neurodegenerative diseases (photo: imec)

Imec packs new fast eye tracking technology into ergonomic design for high-quality AR/VR experiences


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Imec (Antwerp, Belgium), a leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, has unveiled a new wireless eye-tracking technology based on electro-oculography (EOG), an ophthalmology technique used to examine eyes and record eye movement. The technology, which is integrated into a standard pair of eyeglasses, can significantly improve augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) experiences. Moreover, imec aims to employ it for clinical research on neurodegenerative diseases.

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FlexLogIC’s intelligent automation enables high throughput manufacturing of flexible ICs (photo: PragmatIC)

PragmatIC aims to reinvent electronics manufacturing for the mass market


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PragmatIC (Cambridge, UK), a leader in ultra-low cost flexible electronics, recently announced that the first FlexLogIC “fab-in-a-box” has now been installed and commissioned in its facility at Sedgefield, UK.

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