On 14 and 15 September 2022, TNO at Holst Centre in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, hosted the kick-off of the ECOTRON project, which has been set up to reach a sustainable electronics production process through hybrid printed electronics. In short, ECOTRON aims to create more sustainable electronics by using printing and dismantling techniques that allow low-energy production processes and a circular build-up of materials that are potentially of ‘renewable’ or compostable origin.
Glass facades characterise modern architecture. While solar radiation serves to support heating in winter, the building interior heats up in summer and requires active cooling. Smart windows can regulate the solar radiation according to the weather situation – a forward-looking solution in times of energy saving. Fraunhofer FEP (Dresden, Germany) has now succeeded in producing the world's first thermochromic layer on ultra-thin glass in a roll-to-roll process. These results will make mechanical blinds superfluous in the future and at the same time reduce the cooling and heating energy requirements of a building.
Finnish In-Mould Structural Electronics (IMSE)pioneer TactoTek (Oulu, Finland) will host IMSE Days 4.0 with presenters from across the IMSE ecosystem from 5-7 October 2022. The keynotes will unfold how 3D smart surfaces built with IMSE technology can help to unleash design capabilities and differentiate in the marketplace.
