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CYNORA’s TADF OLED emitters (photo: CYNORA)

LG and Samsung invest €25 million in CYNORA


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CYNORA (Bruchsal, Germany), a leading provider of highly efficient organic emitter materials for OLEDs, announced that the two Korean tech giants have decided to support CYNORA on its way to becoming a major player for OLED emitting materials.

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Peter Kallai, CEO of intelliFLEX (photo: intelliFLEX)

CPEIA rebrands as intelliFLEX Innovation Alliance, takes over STWIA


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The intelliFLEX Innovation Alliance is the new name and new brand identity of the Canadian Printable Electronics Industry Association (CPEIA).

At the 2016 AGM in May, members granted the CPEIA and the board of the directors licence to expand the technology scope and membership of the association to include flexible, hybrid and wearable electronics, as well as rebrand the association. The new name reflects the diverse but interconnected nature of the technology and applications for printable, flexible, wearable and hybrid electronics.

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An example for TactoTek’s IMSE products (photo: TactoTek)

Frost & Sullivan names TactoTek winner of 2017 Global Technology Innovation Award


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The global consulting firm Frost & Sullivan announced that TactoTek from Oulu, Finland, has received its 2017 Best Practices Award for 3D injection moulded structural electronics technology innovation.

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The latest edition of the OE-A Roadmap (photo: OE-A)

7th edition of the OE-A Roadmap White Paper shows trends and challenges of printed electronics


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The White Paper “OE-A Roadmap for Organic and Printed Electronics”, 7th Edition, looks ahead at the future and presents key trends, various application examples and challenges in the field of organic and printed electronics. The 100-page Roadmap compiled by the OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association), a working group within VDMA, shows findings in the following fields of application: Organic LED (OLED) Lighting, Organic Photovoltaics (OPV), Flexible and OLED Displays, Electronics and Components, and Integrated Smart Systems. The document also provides an overview of materials and substrates, as well as printing processes and other production techniques. The goal is to provide a common ground for industry and science when it comes to planning.

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Smart buildings are investigated by the joint research programme FLEX-G (photo: Hightex GmbH)

FLEX-G project investigates smart buildings through innovative membrane roofs and facades


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The Cooperative Research Project FLEX-G started on 1 June 2017 under the federal construction technology initiative named ENERGIEWENDEBAUEN funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The main goal of the research project is to investigate technologies for the manufacturing of translucent and transparent membrane roof and façade elements with integrated optoelectronic components. The focus lies on a switchable total energy transmittance (often referred to as the solar factor or solar heat gain, and “g-value” in Europe) and on flexible solar cell integration to significantly contribute to both energy saving and power generation in buildings.

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