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In recent years, there have been countless articles, discussions and reports on the miracle material called "graphene". It is one of the hardest and most resilient materials in the world and has been on everyone's lips since the Nobel Prize in 2010 at the latest. Because of its many advantages (e.g…
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The Graphene flagship project has been in existence since October 2013. In it, 126 academic and industrial research groups in 17 European countries are working together to revolutionize the scientific and technological use of graphene. The aim is to produce graphene in large quantities and at…
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In the December 2015 issue of the journal "Advanced Energy Materials", a research report from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has been published that deals with a possible ITO substitute in the form of silver grids.
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Flexible electrodes are not only used in health and wellness applications, but also in flexible touchscreens. Just as you can bend a touchscreen these days, the electrodes behind it must also withstand this new type of mechanical stress. Bending, folding, twisting or stretching place new demands on…
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The trend in the field of touch displays continues towards pressure-sensitive touchscreens. These enable a variety of new types of applications for both consumer electronics and industrial touch applications (keyword: HMI = Human Machine Interface). This is because they can be used to trigger…
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Flat, fragile touches are no longer as much in demand as they were at the beginning of the touchscreen technology era. Especially in the consumer sector, a lot of emphasis is now being placed on flexible and durable products.
Touchscreen technology is currently undergoing a rapid change, namely…
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Since November 2015, the American market research institute TechNavio has been 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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Graphene, carbon nanotubes, and random metal nanowire films have emerged positively as preferred alternative ITO substitute materials in various research projects.
Suitable ITO alternatives
A research team from the University of Surrey (UK) led by Professor Alan Dalton, in collaboration with Oxford…
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Graphene is a chemical relative of diamonds, coal or the graphite of pencil leads. It is one of the hardest and most resilient materials in the world. With only one atomic layer (less than a millionth of a millimeter thick), it is also one of the thinnest materials in the universe.
Graphene has…
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The complexity of in-vehicle entertainment is rapidly increasing. Above all, automation and networking are very popular with drivers. That is why modern cars are equipped with more and more technical functions. To stand out from the competition and at the same time offer the driver an innovative,…
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New technologies are always on the rise faster than previously assumed. Last year, for example, 3D printers were used for medical purposes for the first time. For organic materials, which turned out to be lighter, cheaper and more flexible, the first practical applications were found. And drugs…
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Earlier this year, U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Atmel Corporation, based in San José, California, announced the expansion of its maXTouch-T series of capacitive touchscreen controllers. The mXT106xT2 series, which was in production at the time, has been commercially available since May. Since…
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Silver nanoparticles are a good substitute for ITO (indium tin oxide) for the production of transparent electrodes. They are used in novel technologies such as touchscreens, solar cells, smart windows and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
Optimized synthesis method for AgNWs
At the beginning…
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Multi-technology company 3M recently unveiled its new 65" Metal Mesh PCAP touchscreen at the DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO (DSE 2016) in Las Vegas. According to the manufacturer, the displays will be available in sizes 32 - 65".
The special feature of the technology presented by 3M is the breakthrough of…
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In recent years, multi-touch technology has managed to revolutionize the HMI industry with smartphones, tablets and the like and to inspire the wider society.
Which touch screen for multitouch?
Multitouch in itself means that two or more touch points can trigger touches on a panel at the same time…
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Linear thermal expansion is a critical factor to consider in environments with wide temperature requirements, as it can cause problems due to different thermal expansion coefficients of touch screen materials or the bezel structure. Different coefficients of thermal expansion can be defined for a…
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Glass is strengthened by two methods: heat treating and chemical strengthening, where the glass is subjected to a special heat treatment and cooled, and tempered glass, which is made by heating annealed glass uniformly and cooling it faster than heat-strengthened glass. The main reasons to…
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a coating, which reduces the specular reflectance of a surface by increasing the diffuse reflectance from that surface
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Drift - a gradual loss of accuracy in the alignment of a touchscreen system. Over time, touches to the screen will gradually drift, or move away, from their proper on-screen targets. If the alignment of a touchscreen becomes poor, the touchscreen will need to be calibrated to restore proper…
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Gloss Level is a measure of the amount of non-specularly or diffusely reflected light from a surface. A highly diffuse surface has a low gloss level.