Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life—but requires trillions of such small devices. Simon Fraser ...

Norwegian-owned Thin Film Electronics, or Thinfilm, is in the business of printing electronics in massive volumes at a fraction of the cost of traditional silicon-based products. Its offerings range ...

Thin films made from silver nanowires are 4,000 times more conductive than films made from other nanoparticle shapes, like spheres or microflakes, says a new study. The results indicate that ...

(Nanowerk News) In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a real hand for the first time. The technology ...

Printable electronics are a hot topic. Through printing, electronic devices can now be built on flexible or form-fitting substrates, making it possible to produce ultrathin, rollable televisions, or ...

Printable electronics are probably the holy grail of gadgets, they have been talked about for ages but very few products have actually emerged. This is mostly because of the high cost involved in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Samsung and its university research partners claim to have overcome two of the last hurdles to large-scale printable electronics on plastic substrates: an n-type organic semiconductor ...

When it comes to efficiency, sometimes it helps to look to Mother Nature for advice -- even in technology as advanced as printable, flexible electronics. Researchers have developed bio-inspired ...

How carbon and cellulose-based materials have been adopted for inks used to print transistors. The role of each ink formulation in the multi-layered inkjet printing process. How these transistors can ...