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Xerox develops silver ink to usher in new era of low cost printable electronics

Silicon is the main substrate used for the integrated circuits found in almost all electronic equipment available today. However, silicon could soon be replaced by plastic, film or even fabrics, with Xerox scientists developing a low-temperature silver ink that they say paves the way for the commercialization and low-cost manufacture of printable electronics. This process [...]

Mass customisation

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Combining elements of mass production with those of bespoke tailoring
Mass customisation is a production process that combines elements of mass production with those of bespoke tailoring. Products are adapted to meet a customer’s individual needs, so no two items are the same.
Mass customisation uses some of the techniques of mass production; [...]

Next-generation TMOS displays closer to mass production

Uni-Pixel, a company based in Woodlands, Texas, has announced it is about to start mass production of a thin-film to be used in time-multiplexed optical shutter (TMOS) displays, a next-generation display technology that exploits retinal persistence in the human eye and promises significantly better performance than CRT, LCD and OLED displays with, among other things, [...]

In search of the perfect battery

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Energy technology: Researchers are desperate to find a modern-day philosopher’s stone: the battery technology that will make electric cars practical. Here is a brief history of their quest.
WHEN General Motors (GM) launched the EV1, a sleek electric vehicle, with much fanfare in 1996, it was supposed to herald a revolution: the start [...]