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Further Growth in Flexible and Printed Electronics

More end users are showing new developments, while material and equipment manufacturers report more advanced talks.

David Savastano, Editor 03.21.18

Sensors and Wearables

Upright’s Pilot Studies Demonstrate How Wearables Increase Office Worker Productivity

Adhesive posture monitoring wearable incorporates haptic feedback to improve posture, alleviate lower back pain.

Thomas Dawidczyk, Lux Research Analyst 03.14.17

Manufacturers News | Sensors and Wearables

The End of the Beginning, Not the Beginning of the End for Wearables

The next phase of the wearables market is focused on connecting the dots between fitness and health.

Ryan Kraudel, VP Marketing, Valencell 02.07.17

Displays and Lighting | Semiconductors and Quantum Dots

Samsung Makes Significant Move into Quantum Dot Space

Acquisition of QD Vision gives company pipeline into materials market.

David Savastano, Editor 12.07.16

Displays and Lighting

Making Sense of Apple’s Moves in OLED and mLED Markets

While Apple is adding OLED display technology into its devices, it also owns mLED developer LuxVue.

Reginald Parris, Lux Research 12.06.16

Conductive Inks and Coatings | Mergers and Acquisitions | RFID and NFC | Sensors and Wearables | Smart Cards and Packaging

Interesting Moves in the PE Industry

Emerson, Sun Chemical make acquisitions while PragmatIC gets funding from Avery Dennison.

David Savastano, Editor 10.26.16

Adhesives, Barriers and Encapsulants | Displays and Lighting | Film, Paper, Glass and Substrates

Samsung and LG Move Toward ALD for OLED Barrier Films

Still, there is no one-size-fits-all solution to barrier films yet.

Tony Sun, Lux Research 10.12.16

Displays and Lighting | Electronic Materials

Samsung Effectively Screens New Blue OLED Emitters, but Process May Prove Wider Value Beyond OLEDs

Rapid material screening and synthesis is critical, particularly with electronic materials.

Tony Sun and Anthony Schiavo, Lux Research 09.07.16

Printed Batteries | Sensors and Wearables

Designing Wearables that Last: Five Approaches to Conserving and Extending Battery Life

Automatically switching to low-power mode, energy harvesting, low-power display among possible solutions.

Noa Ghersin, Research Associate, Lux Research 08.02.16

Breaking News | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Mergers and Acquisitions | RFID and NFC

Rumored Talks Between Xerox, R.R. Donnelley Could Lead to Major Merger

New company would combine largest printer, major copier and press manufacturer.

07.13.16

3D Printing | Sensors and Wearables

3D Printing Wearables: Prototyping and Manufacturing Today, Customization Tomorrow

3D printing will likely be primarily used for customization as wearable electronics become mainstream.

Noa Ghersin, Research Associate, Lux Research 07.06.16

Four-Year Cycle Suits drupa Community Fine

Shifts from three-year gap that was announced one year ago.

David Savastano, Editor 06.15.16

Conductive Inks and Coatings | Displays and Lighting | Manufacturers News | Touch Screens

Cambrios (Technologies) is Dead, Long Live Cambrios (Advanced Materials)

Investor fatigue led to the failure of Cambrios Technologies, but scaling up too quickly remains a concern.

By Tony Tianyi Sun, Ph.D., Lux Research 06.10.16

New Technologies Receive Honors During Conferences

Honorees show potential for commercialization, future advances.

David Savastano, Editor 05.10.16

Displays and Lighting | Touch Screens

In Between Touch and Gesture: The Underhyped Area of Hover Touch

How does hover touch fit into the next-gen controls landscape?

Noa Ghersin, Research Associate, Lux Research 04.19.16

Contract Manufacturing/Printing | Mergers and Acquisitions | RFID and NFC

CCL Industries’ Planned Acquisition of Checkpoint Systems Could Boost Smart Labels Market

Label printing leader sees opportunities in adding a leading RFID specialist.

David Savastano, Editor 03.30.16

A Farewell to Cambrios

As company’s production facility, IP are liquidated, people wonder if their technology was ‘ahead of its time.’

David Savastano, Editor 03.11.16

Growing Start-ups Highlight the Strategies Working in Today's Flexible Electronics Market

Thin film battery, display material companies show strong growth.

Tony Tianyi Sun, Ph.D., MS, Lux Research Analyst 02.02.16

RFID and Printed Electronics Earn Attention at NRF BIG Show 2016

Leading RFID, PE providers are playing a role in the future of retailing.

David Savastano, Editor 01.26.16

Displays and Lighting | Flexible and Printed Electronics | Sensors and Wearables | Touch Screens

CES 2016 Highlights Top Trends

Advances in OLEDs, touch screens, wearables and sensors all draw attention.