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At the beginning of September 2016, the official starting signal was given for the "Graphene Center Dresden" (GraphD) at the Center of Excellence for Advanced Electronics "cfaed". The new graphene project at the University of Dresden is led by Professor Xinliang Feng.
TU Dresden thus also wants to…
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Not only does glass look good, but it is also usually less sensitive and clearer than plastic surfaces. And the fact that glass is inevitably fragile has been confirmed as an untenable prejudice at least since Steve Jobs came onto the market with his first iPad.
More and more portable tablet PCs…
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A study titled "Use-Dependent Cortical Processing from Fingertips in Touchscreen Phone Users", published in December 2014 by Cell Press in the journal "Current Biology", has shown that people who spend a lot of time interacting with their smartphones via touchscreens develop a different way of…
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Flexible electronic circuits and system packaging already exist. But unfortunately, we will have to wait a little longer for flexible, wearable devices that do without rigid materials such as ITO (indium tin oxide) for displays and touch surfaces.
The different properties of the two most commonly…
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Purdue University is one of the largest universities in the United States, based in West Lafayette, Indiana. A research team from this university recently published a report titled "Single-Layer Graphene as a Barrier Layer for Intense UV Laser-Induced Damages for Silver Nanowire Network".
It…
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The car manufacturer Range Rover not only equips the center console of its cars with touchscreen technologies, but also uses touch displays for other functions. An app from the manufacturer now makes it possible for the touchscreen of a smartphone to act as a remote control for its new Range Rover…
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The French car manufacturer Peugeot presented its new i-Cockpit 2.0 at the Paris Motor Show at the beginning of October. The new high-tech cockpit with a large touchscreen display celebrated its premiere in the new Peugeot 3008.
8 inch automotive touch display
In addition to a large touchscreen…
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Well-known car manufacturers such as Volkswagen, Toyota, Opel, Volvo and Co. have been installing touchscreens in various car models for some time. Times have never been more exciting for the automotive industry than they are now.
More and more touchscreen manufacturers have specialized in the…
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Organic semiconductors (e.g. OLEDs, which are suitable for screens in smartphones and tablet PCs) are usually used in extremely thin films. The typical thickness of the entire device is between 150 and 250 nanometers (nm). Which, in addition to numerous other advantages, entails cheap mass…
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The process of optical bonding (Optical Bonding = transparent liquid bonding) is not new, as it has been used for a long time in the military sector as well as in industrial environments and for some time now also in medical technology. Optical bonding is an adhesive technique that is used to…
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The selection of the material as well as the surface treatment of a touchscreen application depends mainly on the planned area of application. The touch screen of a public transport kiosk system that is installed outdoors must be treated differently than a touch application inside a travel agency.…
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The Graphene Flagship Project started in October 2013. The aim is to produce graphene in large quantities and at affordable prices. In order to achieve this goal quickly, more than 126 academic and industrial research groups in 17 European countries are working together to revolutionize the…
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At the beginning of October 2015, a new market report on the global silver nanoparticle market entitled "Global Silver Nanoparticles Market 2015-2019" was published by the market research institute "TechNavio" on the English-language "Research and Markets" website.
What are silver nanoparticles?…
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For some time now, researchers have been working on developing both transparent and highly conductive electrodes with minimal material input. There are many ways to use it. Preferably, such alternative electrodes are suitable for solar cells and other optoelectronic components.
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At the CES in Las Vegas in January 2016, the car manufacturer BMW presented its new touchscreen technology "AirTouch". This is the contactless control of integrated functionalities such as navigation, as well as communication or entertainment systems by means of gestures through the flat of the…
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Starting in November 2015, the American market research institute TechNavio will be offering a report on the global market situation of the capacitive touchscreen industry on its website under the title Market outlook of the global capacitive touchscreen market.
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In recent years, printed electronics and related display technologies have made great strides. Now there is a new report by analyst Dr. Khasha Ghaffarzadeh from the market research company "IDTechEx" with market forecasts for the next 10 years for electrically conductive ink.
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What ovens can do these days is incredible. In addition to the normal heating modes such as top / bottom heat, grilling or circulating air, numerous additional functions and automatic programs ensure the ultimate cooking pleasure.
Ease of use via touch display
Due to the increased functionality,…
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At the end of December 2015, doctors at Cork University Hospital in Ireland published research results on how toddlers deal with touchscreens. The results of the survey were published online in the "Archives of Disease in Childhood" earlier this year.
The publication was based on the questionnaires…
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Some time ago, the technology company Sony launched a new project called "Future Lab". The goal of this new program is to work with customers. Namely, by incorporating their feedback on products into the development.
In this way, the development department immediately receives useful feedback and…