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Philips unit to launch rollable-screen handheld

February 8, 2007 First unveiled in 2005, cellular device developed by Polymer Vision features a 5-inch roll-out grayscale display. TAGS: polymer, van, operator, Philips Electronics N.V., display, light-emitting diode, handheld

The next notebook battery? Lithium polymer

December 7, 2006 Technology first discussed years ago might power your next laptop, replacing the fire-hazardous, but commonly used, lithium ion. TAGS: polymer, notebook computer, Glasgow, battery, Sony Corp.

Housefly a model for new wide-angle lens

May 1, 2006 Angled honeycomb design of artificial compound eye similar to housefly's. Wide usage range possible, researcher says. TAGS: polymer, eye, researcher, camera

Start-up creates flexible sheets of light

December 6, 2007 CeeLite's LECs, which can be integrated into walls or wrapped around poles, are being tested on ad-emblazoned city buses.Photos: CeeLite's bendable, durable lights TAGS: organic light-emitting diode, polymer, sign, sheet, capacitor, start-up

Cheaper LEDs to light a green path?

January 19, 2007 Using plastic could help light-emitting diodes sell for less and compete with power-hungry traditional bulbs, company says. TAGS: light-emitting diode, polymer, diode, efficiency, semiconductor, president

A semiconductor for sommeliers

February 7, 2006 Not sure whether a wine has gone sour? A group at UC Berkeley has come up with a cheap electronic nose. TAGS: transistor, polymer, wine, sensor, carbon, semiconductor, silicon chip, nose

Inkjet printers start cranking out microchips

March 13, 2007 Spray-on electronics can be mass manufactured, and a new factory in Austria is doing just that. TAGS: silicon chip, semiconductor, microchip, polymer, factory, organic light-emitting diode, Austria, researcher, health

With hefty funding, solar start-up takes on big guns

June 21, 2006 With $100 million in its wallet, Nanosolar says it wants to topple the old guard in the solar industry. TAGS: polymer, silicon, electricity, cell, photovoltaics, investor, sheet, Sharp Corp., California

To harvest water from air, MIT copies beetles

June 16, 2006 The future of water is in bumps, according to researchers studying a desert beetle's method of water collection. TAGS: substrate, bump, material, glass, water, polymer, layer, professor

Sneaker tech hits the streets

April 14, 2006 Computer chips, motors and cutting-edge materials are finding their way into top-of-the-line running shoes. Photos: Get your (sneaker's) motor running TAGS: shoe, computer chip, motor, polymer, nanotechnology, foot, material

Researchers find new twist in bendy electronics

December 13, 2006 A new technique for manufacturing transistors may make mass producing flexible electronics much more feasible. TAGS: transistor, electrode, researcher, e-paper, polymer, manufacturing, electronics, mobility, method

How do you make a fuel cell? Print it

May 31, 2006 South San Francisco start-up develops money-saving technique for producing mechanical components: Use industrial printers. Photos: Printing small parts TAGS: fuel cell, polymer, manufacturing, layer, printing, poster, component, printer, CEO, process
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