Hopsy craft beer cooperates with Thinfilm (image: Hopsy)

Thinfilm and Hopsy deliver “smart beer” to the craft brew market


Products

Thin Film Electronics, which is based in Oslo, Norway, a global leader in printed electronics and smart systems, has announced a parternship with Hopsy, the USA’s first local craft beer marketplace and delivery service. The two companies will collaborate to integrate Thinfilm’s NFC OpenSense technology into a variety of locally produced craft beers across the United States. The wireless NFC tags will enable microbreweries to engage with consumers, educate, and differentiate their respective brands.

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Printed electronics has become an important field for Saueressig

Saueressig offers full service for printed electronics


Companies / Markets

The German company Saueressig GmbH  + Co. KG, a renowned expert in premium rotogravure and special machinery solutions, is exploring the printing properties of inks and coatings for all manners of applications. The interaction between the printing plate and the functional ink is critical to achieving optimum results. Complex inks in particular demand a great deal from the printing plate. The knowledge acquired in this area is now being used for printing on electronically functional materials.

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Sri Peruvemba, new CEO of Quantum Materials

Quantum Materials appoints new CEO


Appointments

The leading quantum dot manufacturer Quantum Materials Corporation (San Marcos (TX), USA) announced that company board member Sri Peruvemba will be expanding his leadership role with the company to take the helm as Chief Executive Officer effective 30 June 2016.

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Google and Levi's collaborate to make intelligent garments (photo: Levi's and Google)

Google and Levi's come together to tackle wearable technology


Companies / Markets

The American jeans producer Levi’s has announced its cooperation with the Google Corporation within the framework of the “Project Jacquard”. The goal of this project is to confront the historical limitations of wearable technologies by decoupling the touch interface from the digital device.

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Andrew G. Sculley, CEO of eMagin Corporation

eMagin announces first public demonstration of DPD full-colour OLED micro-display


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During Display Week 2016 at the Moscone Conference Center in San Francisco, California, the eMagin Corporation’s senior vice president of R&D, Dr Amal Ghosh, presented a paper entitled “Directly Patterned 2645 PPI Full Color OLED Microdisplay for Head Mounted Wearables”. Immediately following the presentation of the paper, eMagin demonstrated for the first time in public a direct-patterned OLED micro-display that can reach a maximum luminance of 4500 nits with vivid colours and in full video mode.

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