Cytocompatibility studies of OLEDs have been carried out on cell cultures for the first time at the Fraunhofer FEP (Dresden, Germany) to test how well OLEDs are tolerated by cells. The results offer promising prospects for the use of OLEDs in the medical field, such as in light therapy.
Flex, a leading sketch-to-scale solutions provider based in Singapore, has teamed up with MAS Holdings, a technology apparel design-to-delivery solutions provider from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to develop revolutionary new wearable technologies that accelerate and integrate the Intelligence of Things into clothing and enable more natural, intuitive interactions between people and technology.
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to prevent hydrogels from dehydrating, with a technique that could lead to longer-lasting contact lenses, stretchy microfluidic devices, flexible bioelectronics and even artificial skin.