TactoTek and Covestro – Seamless smart surfaces
TactoTek’s long-time partner, Covestro, has introduced Maestro, a demonstrative healthcare device showcasing how advanced materials and electronics integration can support next-generation point-of-care diagnostics. TactoTek’s IMSE (In-Mould Structural Electronics) technology enables the seamless smart surface of the device, designed to meet the hygiene and usability requirements of medical environments. Integrating electronics into a single moulded part […]
Hamamatsu Photonics – Rising interest in laser technology for thermal surface activation
In recent years, laser surface treatment has gained popularity due to its efficiency and effectiveness. Today, laser applications in manufacturing are numerous. Building on these established techniques, new thermal laser processes are emerging that activate surfaces before the application of glues or adhesive films. This growing interest stems from laser process development, improved system integration […]
OLEDWorks introduces high aspect ratio OLEDs to boost efficiency
OLEDWorks, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Michigan and The Pennsylvania State University, has announced a new significant advancement in OLED lighting technology: high aspect ratio OLEDs designed to significantly improve device lifetime and efficiency without altering OLED formulations or manufacturing processes. OLED lighting has long faced a critical challenge—meeting high luminance requirements […]
HUS and VTT – wearable sensors for better home dialysis
HUS Helsinki University Hospital and VTT are starting a field test of wearable sensors to develop home dialysis. A total of 36 volunteer patients will use the sensors that enable monitoring of treatment effectiveness. Making home dialysis safer and better would improve life quality and save society millions of euros annually. Expensive and burdensome hospital […]
World’s first printed force sensor on compostable NanoPaper
Tangho Green Canada Inc. (Tangho), Yamagata University’s Innovation Center for Organic Electronics (INOEL), and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) at the University of Waterloo will unveil what they describe as the world’s first public demonstration of a dynamic printed sensor circuit on compostable NanoPaper at nano tech 2026, held 28-30 January 2026 at Tokyo […]