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Graphene based wearable sensor for disease monitoring

Thursday 14 August 2014
Products

Scientist of the University of Michigan are working on a new wearable vapour sensor that could one day offer continuous disease monitoring for patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia or lung disease. The new sensor, which can detect airborne chemicals either exhaled or released through the skin, according to its creators would likely be the first wearable to pick up a broad array of chemical, rather than physical, attributes.

The presetations at LOPEC 2014 were very well attended

Call for papers for LOPEC 2015 starts

Thursday 07 August 2014
Exhibitions / Events

Due to the fact that the upcoming LOPEC will already be staged from 3 to 5 March 2015 in the Neue Messe München in Munich the call for papers for the event’s conference starts now.

Japanese companies unite to advance OLED display technology

Tuesday 05 August 2014
Companies / Markets

The Japanese technology companies Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Japan Display Inc. (JDI), Sony Corporation and Panasonic Corporation recently announced that they have executed a definitive agreement to establish a new company named JOLED Inc. to integrate Sony and Panasonic's R&D functions for OLED display panels. Through this collaboration, the companies aim to accelerate the development and early commercialisation of OLED display panels. JOLED is scheduled to be launched in January 2015, subject to receipt of any necessary approvals.

LG Display unveils 18“ flexible and transparent OLED panel

Friday 01 August 2014
Products

LG Display, a producer of display technologies based in South Korea, recently announced that it has developed a 18-inch flexible OLED panel that is rollable as well as a 18-inch transparent OLED panel. With these new panels the company wants to show that it has already acquired fundamental technologies to lead the large-sized flexible and transparent display market.

New OLED alliance established in Taiwan

Tuesday 29 July 2014
Appointments

The Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a nonprofit research and development organisation working in applied research and technical services, has initiated a new forum to jointly advance the countries OLED technology named Organic Light-emitting Diode Lighting Commercialization Alliance (OLCA).