News tagged with electronic ink

Particle-free silver ink prints small, high-performance electronics

University of Illinois materials scientists have developed a new reactive silver ink for printing high-performance electronics on ubiquitous, low-cost materials such as flexible plastic, paper or fabric substrates.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Graphene ink created for ink-jet printing of electronic components

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of UK scientists has created a graphene ink that can be used to ink-jet print electronic devices such as thin film transistors.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Armchair nanoribbons made into spintronic device

In a development that may revolutionize handheld electronics, flat-panel displays, touch panels, electronic ink, and solar cells, as well as drastically reduce their manufacturing costs, physicists in Iran have created a ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales

(AP) -- Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Putting color in 'e-reader' displays

Electronic readers (e-readers), those increasingly popular devices that replace ink on paper, may have color displays in the future thanks to new advances in display technology. That's among the topics highlighted in a three-part ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Taiwan firms display e-readers at computer show

(AP) -- Taiwanese electronics firms displayed a slew of e-readers at an industry show Tuesday, with one maker unveiling a lightweight model that can display a full magazine page in color.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

E-reader Roundup At The 2010 CES

(PhysOrg.com) -- At the 2010 Las Vegas CES, many manufactures introduced their e-reader products in the hope to spark consumer interest in the e-book market. 2010 is going to prove to be an innovative year ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

5 top publishers plan rival to Kindle format

(AP) -- Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines plan to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own digital format that would display in color and work on a variety ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Xerox Develops Silver Ink for Cheap Printable Electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Xerox has developed an ink which can be used to print circuits onto plastics, films, and textiles. Although circuits printed on flexible materials aren't new, Xerox's method may be cheap and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (17) | comments 0 weblog

New Sony e-book reader $100 cheaper than Kindle

(AP) -- Electronic books are often mentioned in the same breath as Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle digital reader. Now e-book rival Sony Corp. is determined to recapture consumers' attention with a smaller reader ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Power-sipping cell phone displays come closer

(AP) -- The first factory dedicated to making a new type of power-thrifty cell phone display has started operations, Qualcomm Inc. said this week.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Kindle display maker E Ink to be bought for $215M

(AP) -- E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million.

Technology / Business

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hearst plans electronic reader for magazines: report

US publishing group Hearst Corp. plans to launch a wireless electronic reader for magazines and newspapers similar to Amazon's Kindle for books, Fortune reported on Friday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0