Dark Side of Matter Post Plastic Electronics -- a Neat Solution

"You Just PRINT the Circuit right on the Plastic..."

Printed electronic test circuit manufactured 

on a flexible plastic substrate at the Cavendish Laboratory, 

University ofCambridge. 

Credit: Enrico Gili

(Phys.org) -- A breakthrough in the development of a new generation of plastic electronic circuits by researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory brings flexible and transparent intelligent materials – such as artificial skin and interactive playing cards - a step closer.

From:  http://phys.org

Link:  http://phys.org/news/2012-04-plastic-electronics-neat-solution.html

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/78f32xn

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Bend-it e-Books Get Real with EPD in Factory Mode

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From:  http://phys.org  

(PhysOrg.com) -- LG Display has set the production clock ticking for a plastic EPD (electronic paper display) product which in turn is expected to set e-book marketability fast-forward. In an announcement Thursday, Korea-based LG Display, which manufactures thin film transistor liquid crystal display, said it has already started up mass production of EPD for e-books. That leaves little guesswork as to the form factor and no suspicions that LG Display might instead be sending out vapor about a futuristic project that is still in R&D.

Link:  http://phys.org/news/2012-03-bend-it-e-books-real-epd-factory.html

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Dark Side of Matter Post Advanced power-grid research finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West

From:  http://phys.org

The least expensive way for the Western U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of energy that may include nuclear power, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers.

One possible scenario for the electricity system in the Western U.S. in 2026-29. Pie charts show the proportion of different types of energy sources generating power and flowing between load areas if there were a carbon tax of $70 per ton. According to the SWITCH model, such a tax could allow the West to reach a goal of 54% of 1990 emissions by 2030.

To achieve this level of decarbonization, policy changes are needed to cap or tax carbon emissions to provide an incentive to move toward low-carbon electricity sources, Kammen and the other study authors said.

Link:  http://phys.org/news/2012-04-advanced-power-grid-low-cost-low-carbon-future.html

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Dark Side of Matter Post Eliminating Moore’s Law With Phosphorus Atom Transistor

From:  http://www.getusb.info

Scientists are trying to break the boundaries of Moore’s law by taking a phosphorus atom and create a working transistor as the gate to control electrical flow.

Moore’s law describes a long-term trend in the history of computer manufacturing whereby the number of transistors that can be placed in the same amount of space doubles approximately every two years.

The big caveat to this is the requirement the atom must remain at or below 391 degrees Fahrenheit to keep it from migrating out of it’s channel [what ever that means].  Because of this requirement, the test is only a

proof of concept to the ability rather then a proof of concept in manufacturing.

Moore’s law hasn’t been broken yet, but this experiment 

shows it eventually will.

Link:  http://www.getusb.info/eliminating-moores-law-with-phosphorus-atom-transistor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GetUSBinfo+%28USB+Powered+Gadgets+and+more..%29

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