More than four concrete walls and a roof
Dr Alex Cole, chief scientist – Aurora and strategic marketing
analyst at the Centre for Process Innovation, City, UK, discusses
printed and organic electronics in smart, sustainable buildings

Energy for a smart future
Florian Durst and Julia Kastner from Profactor GmbH (Steyr-Gleink, Austria) on inkjet-printed thermocouples and thermoelectric generators

Optimising the energy balance
FLEX-G project investigates smart buildings through innovative membrane roofs and façade

The future belongs to building-integrated organic photovoltaics
Heliatek and Lechwerke Augsburg expand energy façade with HeliaFilm

A commercial breakthrough
Electricity-generating glass from SolarWindow Technologies has been successfully processed at a commercial window fabricator

The experts for surface structuring
OPE journal portrays PVF Mesh & Screen Technology GmbH – a company that has transformed from a supplier for compact disc manufacturers to a high-tech screen printing technology provider for applications in the organic electronics sectors

A farewell to glass
In an exclusive interview with OPE journal, Tim Burne, CEO of Plastic Logic Germany, outlines his company’s vision of making a multitude of display applications glass-free

Accelerate commercialisation!
Steven Bagshaw from CPI, UK’s Centre for Process Innovation in Durham, discusses PI-SCALE – a pilot line to create advanced, flexible OLED lighting product prototypes

First demonstration of perovskite solar cell technology on a paper substrate
Prof Thomas M. Brown discusses the latest development coming out of the CHOSE laboratories at the University of Rome – Tor Vergata, towards a low-cost power source on an environmentally friendly and recyclable substrate

Commercialisation on the horizon
Kyulux and WiseChip collaborate to commercialise
TADF and hyperfluorescence OLED product

“Be Flexible”
SEMICON Europa 2017 will move to Messe München this year. The semiconductor tradeshow (15-16 November) will be accompanied by the 2017FLEX Europe Conference.

A Taiwanese success story
Recently, Touch Taiwan 2017 closed its doors after three days full of activities. OPE journal takes a look back at the event that was characterised by surging exhibitor numbers

Printed electronics shine bright in Silicon Valley
With only a few weeks to go until the next edition of the “IDTechExShow!” in Santa Clara, California, the organisers are looking forward to an event that reflects the growth in many emerging industry sectors

Powering simple Applications with NFC

Busy bees
Schreiner Group supports the conservation of bee hives not only in financial terms, but also offers a home to the beneficial insects on its own company premises

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