TOPICALITIES Edited by Markéta Držková CONTENTS News & more 117 Bookshelf 119 Events 125
TOPICALITIESEdited by Markéta Držková
CONTENTS
News & more 117
Bookshelf 119
Events 125
News&more–J.PrintMediaTechnol.Res.9(2020)2,117–118 117
PRINTING United Alliance
On1May2020,SGIA,theSpecialtyGraphicImagingAs-sociationprimarily serving thegraphics, industrial andappareldecoratorsegments,andPIA,PrintingIndustries
ofAmericaprimarilyservingthecommercialprintingsegment,officiallymergedandbecamethe largestmember-basedprintingandgraphicartsassociationintheUnitedStates.Thealliancenowworksonintegrationandstreamliningofprogrammesandservicesfrombothorganisationstobettersupportthegraphicartscommunity.
Muchefforthasbeen recentlyput toactivities reacting to theCOVID-19pandemic.InMarch,PIAdemandedprinttobeconsideredessentialservice.PrintersandpackagershavebeenspecificallyincludedasessentialworkersintheupdatedGuidanceontheEssentialCriticalInfrastructureWorkforcereleasedon17April.Basicfactsandsituationreports,aswellaspracticalinformation forbothbusinessownersandemployees in thegraphicartsindustry,areprovidedtoassistwithsafetyandrecovery.
The countdown to the next drupa continues
Whileayearagoitwaslessthan12monthstodrupa2020andthelistofexhibitorsfeaturedabout14hundredcompanies,thecountdownhadtoberesetduetotheCOVID-19.Now,tenmonthsbeforedrupa2021,rescheduledtotheendofnextApril,almost17hundredexhibitorsareregistered.Thecompaniescomefromover50countries,withGermany,ChinaandItalybeingthemostrepresentedones.Across theproduct categories, about 50 ex-
hibitorsarecurrentlyregistered forpremediaandmultichannelsegment,overahundred for future technologies,anda fewhundred ineachof thetraditionalsectorscoveringprepressandprint,post-press,convertingandpackaging,materials,andequipment,servicesandinfrastructure.
Seventh drupa Global Trends report
The7theditionofthedrupaGlobalTrendsreportisbasedonasurveycon-ductedbeforetheoutbreakofthecoronavirus,inNovember2019.TheresultspublishedinAprilbuildontheresponsesof581printersand189suppliers,i.e. abit less than in thepreviousedition.Whenexamining theeconomicconfidence,theglobalnetbalancewaspositive,althoughinthecaseofprint-ersitwasmainlythankstopositivenumbersfromNorthAmericaandEu-rope.Thesimilarpatternacrossindividualregionsisseenwhencomparingthechangeinrevenues,prices,marginsandutilisation.Overall,theprintereconomicconfidenceshowsadecreasingtrendinallregionsexceptAfrica,where it returned from negative numbers in previous years to a neutralnetbalance.Thedecrease is reported inallmarkets considered,because,besides the market-specific pressures, they all are impacted by broadereconomic, political and environmental factors.When taking into accountthecurrentsituation,theneedforinnovativeapproachesandadaptabilitytoanever-evolvingdemandforprintishighlighted.
The annual Intergraf reports
Thisyear,Intergraf,theEuropeanFederationforPrintandDigital
CommunicationbasedinBrussels,celebratesits90thanniversary,beingestablishedinBerlin,Germanyin1930astheInternationalBureauoftheFederationsofMasterPrinters,transformedtoIntergrafin1984,andhavinganewlogoandcompanybrandsincelastyear.
The2020IntergrafEconomicReportisnowavailable,summarisingtheavailablestatisticalinformationontheEuropeangraphicindustryandtherelatedmarkets,withanewsectionpresentingsocio-economicdata.TheinformationoncurrenttrendsinselectedEuropeancountriesisthistimeprovidedbyIntergraf’smemberfederationsfromBulgaria,Denmark,Estonia,France,Germany,Italy,theNetherlands,Norway,Portugal,Sweden,andUnitedKingdom.BesidestheSmithersEuropeanprintmarketreviewwitha4-yearforecast(2019–2024),theIntergrafreportconsiderstheprintmarketoutlookwithrespecttoimpactsofBrexitandCOVID-19,presentingtheUKshareinEUprintmarket,UKtradeofprintedproductswithEU-27,currentEuropeanmacro-economicforecasts,short-termimpactsofCOVID-19situationonadvertising,andpost-COVID-19consumptionpatterns.
ThesetopicsarediscussedalsointheIntergrafActivityReport2020,togetherwiththerestrictionsondoor-dropadvertising,aswellasondirectmailandtheinterpretationandimplementationoftheGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR)ingeneral,futurerequirementsforprintedpackagingconnectedwiththeintroductionofextendedproducerresponsibilityschemesandrulesonpackagingdesign,reviewofregulationapplicabletofoodcontactmaterials,thenewindustrialemissionslimitvalues,andmore.
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Recent printing-related research at MIT
AstudyfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyanalysedhow
theperovskite-basedsolarpanelscanbecomecompetitivewithsilicontechnology.TheteamfromMITand
theirco-workersrecommendtostartwithhigher-valuenichemarketsand
thenexpandgradually.
Soft,electronicallyactivepolymersare3D-printedinresearchtowardsflexibleneuralimplantsandother
electronicdevicesattheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineering.To
makethelow-viscosityconductingpolymersolution3D-printable,it
wasprocessedbyfreeze-dryingandembeddingintoahydrogel.
Extensiveresearchon4DprintingiscarriedoutbytheSelf-AssemblyLabanditscollaboratingpartners.Multi-material3Dprintingisused
toformtheobjectsdesignedtotransformovertimeasaresultofspecificconditions,suchasdueto
mechanicalstress,waterabsorption,lightexposure,etc.
Amethodforprinting3Dobjectsthatcanpredictablycontrol
livingorganismsisdevelopedbytheMediaLab.Intheproof-of-
conceptexperiments,customisedcombinationsofresinsandchemicalswereprintedusingacommercially
availablemulti-materialinkjet-based3Dprinterandtheresulting
objectwasspray-coatedwithahydrogelcontainingbiologically
engineeredbacteria.Thechemicalsthenactivatecertainresponses
inthesemicrobes,e.g.displayingspecificcoloursorfluorescence.Such
hybridlivingmaterialscanfindanumberofapplications,includinghighlyspecificmedicaltreatmentsorsmartpackagingthatcandetect
contamination.
Theobjectswiththestructureandfunctionofabreadboardintegrated
ontotheirsurfacesare3D-printedbytheComputerScienceandArtificialIntelligenceLaboratorytofacilitatetestingofcircuitfunctionsanduserinteractionswithproductssuchas
smartdevicesandflexibleelectronics.
Recently completed EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects
Theprojectsfinishedin2019includethelargeprojectPI-SCALE–Bringingflexibleorganicelectronicstopilotinnovationscale,coordinatedbytheDutchresearchorganisationTNOandpresentedinthissectioninJPMTR5(2016)1,andR2RBiofluidics–Largescalemicro-andnanofabricationtechnologiesfor bioanalytical devices based on R2R imprinting, coordinated by theAustrianFHJOANNEUM.Theprojectsfundedwithinthebusinessinnova-tion support include the two-year SUPPLEPRINT (Super productive lineprintinginkjet),aswellastheshort-termones,suchasATLANT3D(Atomiclayernanoprinter,forrapidmicro-andnanoprototypingofcomplexmulti-material 2D/3D structureswithhigh-resolution),T-Sense (Developmentof temperature sensitive labels for products in cold supply chain), RiblerTechnology (Green revolution inbookbinding forprint ondemand), andPIPER(Printingofultra-thin,flexibleperovskitesolarcellsanditscommer-cialapplication).AmongtheprojectsfundedundertheEuropeanResearchCouncil(ERC),theSwedishChalmersUniversityofTechnologyreceivedthestartinggrantforitsfive-yearprojectThermoTex–Wovenand3D-printedthermoelectrictextiles,finishedthisMay.Selectedprojectsareintroducedinmoredetailbelow.
3DTransducers: Functional 3D printed transducer and sensor systems
TheUKUniversityofStrathclydereceivedtheERCproof-of-conceptgrantforits18-monthproject,utilisingthe3DprintingtechniquesfromtheSA-SATIN(SoftandSmall:AcousticTransducersInspiredbyNature)ERCpro-ject and finished inDecember 2019. It demonstrated the fabrication of afully3D-printedworkingpiezoelectricmicrophone,comprisingconductive,piezoelectricandinertpolymer-basedparts,inasingleintegratedbuild.
HEROIC – High-frequency printed and direct-written organic-hybrid integrated circuits
This five-year project of the Italian IIT research institute finished in thisMarchreceivedtheERCstartinggranttoradicallyadvanceandexpandtheapplicabilityofpolymer-basedprintedelectronics.Thepublishedresultsin-cludecomplementaryorganiclogicgatesonaplasticformedbyself-alignedtransistorswithgravureandinkjetprinteddielectricandsemiconductors,transparentandhighlyresponsivephototransistors,fullyprintedphotodi-odes,ultra-conformablefreestandingcapacitors,andmore.
NECOMADA – Nano-enabled conducting materials accelerating device applicability
Thisthree-yearprojectcoordinatedbytheUKCentreforProcessInnovationand finished in December 2019 comprised the development of advancedfunctionalmaterialsfortheformulationofcustomisedconductiveinksandflexible adhesives, compatiblewith the roll-to-roll application on flexiblesubstratesviaahigh-speedpilotline.
InSCOPE – International smart collaborative open-access hybrid printed electronics pilot line
WithinanotherprojectcoordinatedbyTNO(January2017toMarch2020),theInSCOPEpilotlinecomprisingprinting,componentassemblyandpost-processingwas setupandemployed for ademonstrationof the lightingwall,hapticdashboard,interactiveelevatorandsmartblisters.
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Managing Media and Digital Organizations
Writtenbyanexperiencedwriterandexpertinthefield,thiscomprehensivebookap-pliesaninterdisciplinaryapproachandprovidesanin-depthinsightintomanagementacrossthemedia,communicationsandinformationsector.Thefirstpartdefinesthepo-sitionofmediamanagementandintroducesthefundamentalconcepts,presentingthemacro-environmentoftheinformationeconomyandthebasicmicroeconomiccharac-teristicsofmediaandinformation.Theseincludethespecificcoststructureofmediaproducts and services,networkeffects, divergent cost trends in thevalue chain, theimplicationsofacceleratingprogress,excesssupply,pricedeflation,aconvergenceoftechnology,non-normaldistributionofsuccess,importanceofintangibleassets,loweremphasisonprofitabilitybymanycreators,thepublic-goodaspectofinformation,andhighgovernmentinvolvement.Individualchaptersinthemainthreepartsofthebookthencoverthekeymanagementfunctionsrelatedtoactivitiesinproduction,marketingandcontrolling,alongwiththeirchallenges.Allapproachesareclearlyexplainedandsupportedbyfactsandpracticalexamples.Tobetterillustratethepresentedcontent,acasestudyfollowingamajormediacompanyisincludedforeachchapter.Also,therearereviewmaterialstofacilitatetheuseofthebookinacoursesetting.
Themaincontentbeginswithachapteronproductionmanagement.First,itintroducesthemediaproduction,industries,includingprintpublishing,andsuccessfactors.Thenitexplainsthemethodsandtoolsforproductionplanningandcontrol. Italsocoversrevenue shares and the impact ofnext-generation technology.Thenext chapterdis-cussestechnologydriversandtrendswiththeireffectonmediaandcommunications;it alsopresents the approaches to research anddevelopmentmanagement. The fol-lowing twochaptersdealwithhumanresourcemanagement, includingadiscussionofemploymentinthedigitaleconomy,andfinancingaspects,suchastheownership,partnerships, various funding types, risk reduction strategies and capital structure.Further, intellectualassetmanagement,entertainment lawandmediaregulationarethoroughlydiscussed,alongwiththedemandanalysisandmarketresearchformediaandinformationproducts.Thenextpartbringsthreechaptersthatcoverindetailthemarketing,pricinganddistributionofmediaandinformation.Theydealwithproductdesign,positioning,promotion,advertising,marketingperformance,pricingstrategies,measuringpricesensitivity,pricediscrimination,legalaspectsofpricing,distributionnetworks,distributionmanagement, logistics,distributionchannelstrategies,etc.Fi-nally,thelastpartincludesthechaptersonaccountingandstrategyplanninginmediaandinformationfirms,discussingprofit, liabilities,budgeting,businessstrategyandinternalassessment,amongothers,andfollowedbytheconcludingobservations.
Whilethisbook isaimedatgraduatecoursesandtheprofessionalmarket,ashorterversionforthecollegelevel,MediaandDigitalManagement,hasbeenpublishedaswell.
Author: Eli M. Noam
Publisher:PalgraveMacmillan1sted.,February2019ISBN:978-3-319-71287-1687pages,111imagesHardcoverAvailablealsoasaneBook
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Fundamentals of Image Data Mining Analysis, Features, Classification and Retrieval
Buildingupon theauthor’s extensive research in this field, thebookpro-videsatimelyinsightintotheapproachestoimagedataminingandhelpsto gainanunderstandingof thepresented techniques for imageanalysis,featureextraction,machinelearningandimageretrieval.Thetheoreticaltreatmentiscomplementedbyrealdataandworkingexamples.
ThefirstpartexplainstheFouriertransform,includingtheshort-timeFou-riertransformandGaborfilters,andwavelettransform.Italsodemonstrateshowthesefundamentaltransformscanbeusedtocapturekeyinformationorfeaturesinanimage.Thesecondpartpresentsthemethodsforextractionofcolourandtextfeatures.Further,itdescribesshaperepresentationandregion-basedshapefeatureextraction.Thethirdpartthendealswithimageclassificationandannotationusing fourpowerful learningmachines,pre-sentingtheBayesianclassification,support-vectormachine,artificialneuralnetworkandimageannotationwithadecisiontree.Finally,thefourthpartisdedicatedtoimageretrievalandpresentation,providingthedetailsonthetechniquesusedforimageindexing,rankingandpresentation.
High Dynamic Range Imaging Sensors and Architectures
Unlikeatthetimeoforiginalpublication,muchmoreinformationonthetopicispublishednow.Intenchapters,thisbookprovidesexpertknowl-edgeofhighdynamicrange(HDR)imagesensorsandtechniquesfortech-nicalapplications, in thiseditionextendedbythecoverageofCMOSpixelandimagesensordesignconceptsandcircuits.Afterpresentingtheapplica-tionsneedingahigherdynamic range,maindynamic rangeconceptsandmathematicaldescriptions,itdealswiththeexistinghardwareandsoftwaremethodstoextendthedynamicrange,withanemphasisonthecommer-ciallyutilisedones.Further,thebookdiscussestheopticallimitationsandautomaticHDRcontrolanddescribesHDRfileformatsandtestingofHDRsensors,camerasandsystems.Italsocoversthedynamicrangeininfraredand3DimagingdevicesandbrieflydiscussesHDRfiguresofmerit.
3D Printing and Intellectual Property
Author: Lucas S. Osborn
Publisher:CambridgeUniversityPress
1sted.,September2019ISBN:978-1107150775242pages,Hardcover
AlsoasaneBook
Consideringthemajorintellectualpropertysystemsaroundtheworld,
thisbookfocusesontheissuesraisedforpatent,design,trademarkand
copyrightlawby3Dprinting,offeringideasforawayforward.First,it
outlinesthecapabilitiesandeffectsof3Dprintingtechnology,explainingthewayitworksandwhyitmatters,andprovidesthebasicsofintellectual
propertylawandpolicy.Thenextpartdealswithpatents–their
applicabilitytoa3D-printablefileandtheirdirect,individual,“digital”andindirectinfringement.Further,the
bookdiscussesthechallengesbroughtby3Dprintingduetothedissociationbetweendesignandmanufacturinginconnectiontotrademarks,aswellastheboundarybetweencopyright
andpatentprotectionof3D-printablefiles.Thelasttwochapterslookattheconceptsofdesignrights,tangibilityandfreeexpression,proposinghowintellectualpropertyprotectioncanbeoptimisedtobetterserveasan
incentivetoinnovate.
Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic
Alternative Processes Popular Historical and
Contemporary Techniques
Author: Jill Enfield
Publisher:Routledge2nded.,March2020
ISBN:978-1138229068374pagesHardcover
AlsoasaneBook
Thisbookonalternativeprocessingofphotographyisnowfullyupdated
toreflectthefastdevelopmentoftechnology.Therecognised
authorpresents,amongothers,the
Author: Dengsheng Zhang
Publisher:Springer1sted.,May2019ISBN:978-3-030-17988-5314pages,202imagesHardcoverAvailablealsoasaneBook
Author: Arnaud Darmont
Publisher:SPIEPress2nded.,April2019
ISBN:978-1-5106-2278-4184pagesSoftcover
AvailablealsoasaneBook
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The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain Volume 7: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Thisbookisthefinalvolumeintheseriesexaminingthecreation,materialproduction, dissemination and reception of texts in Britain from Romantimestopresent.PartIdealswiththematerialbookanditsmanufacture,following thedevelopmentofmaterials, technologiesand theprinting in-dustry since the beginning of the 20th century, the format and design ofbookswithrespecttoillustrationsandtypography,uptothedigitalbook.PartIIisfocusedonthesocial,culturalandeconomicaspectsofauthorship,publishing,distribution,bookselling,readingandownershipof thebook.PartIIImapsindividualmarketsectorsandtypesofbooksoverthecourseoftheperiod.Representedsectorsorsubjectareasrangefromchildren’sbooks, schoolbooksand textbookpublishing, topopularscience,popularhistory,religion,publishingfor leisure,museumandartbookpublishing,music,universitypressesandacademicpublishing,scholarlyjournals,infor-mation,referenceandgovernmentpublishing,maps,cartographyandgeo-graphicalpublishing,uptomagazinesandperiodicals,comicsandgraphicnovels,i.e.theareaslinkedmoretothenewspaperthanthebookindustry.PartIVpresentstheessaysdealingmoreconceptuallywiththebookinwar-time,imperialismandpost-imperialism,thebookandcivilsociety,sex,raceandclass,counter-cultureandunderground,themassmarket,intellectualproperty,booksandothermedia,bookeventsandenvironments.
Jan Tschichold and the New Typography Graphic Design Between the World Wars
ThisvolumehighlightsthefirstdecadesofacareerofJanTschichold,ad-miredasoneofthemostinfluentialdesignerswhohelpedtoshapethenewtypography.Besideshisworksfromthistime,thevolumeisillustratedwithimagesfromTschichold’sprivatecollectionofillustrations,advertisements,catalogues, posters,magazines andbooksbyboth recognisedand lesser-knownartistsanddesigners.Theiranalysisprovidedanewperspectiveontheworkof JanTschicholdandalsoon the significant roleof advertisingdesigners,membersofthegroupknownas“TheRing”,indevelopingamoredynamic,yetbalancedlanguageofmoderngraphicdesign.
enhancedinkjetprints,utilisationofdarkroomtechniquesindigitalimageprocessing,aswellastransformingimagesto3Dinstallations,showinghowalltechniquesandapproachescanbecombinedtoachievethedesiredeffect.
Ending Book Hunger Access to Print Across Barriers of Class and Culture
Author: Lea Shaver
Publisher:Yale UniversityPress1sted.,February2020ISBN:978-0300226003224pages,HardcoverAlsoasaneBook
Basedonherresearchondistributivejusticeaspectsofcopyright,LeaShaverstressestheimportanceoftheequalaccesstobooksandothereducationalmaterialsandexploresthepossiblesolutionstomakethemaffordableinalllanguagesandregionsoftheworld.Thebookdiscussesvariousdistributionmodels,supplychaininnovations,digitalpublishing,openlicenses,copyrightexceptions,permissions,andmore.
The Art of Coding The Language of Drawing, Graphics, and Animation
Authors: Mohammad Majid al-Rifaie, Anna Ursyn, Theodor Wyeld
Publisher:CRCPress1sted.,February2020ISBN:978-0367900373318pagesHardcoverAlsoasaneBook
Thebookprovidestheintroductiontocodingingeneralandcodingforart,designandapplicationswithdifferentprogramminglanguagesanddatastructures.Thesolutionstothevisuallyorientedtasksshowhowtocreate2Dand3Dgraphics,modifyanimage,changethedisplayedoutputintimeandalsohowtoachieveinteractivityandvisualiseinputs.Thecompletecodesareavailableonline.
Editors: Andrew Nash, Claire Squires, I. R. Willison
Publisher:CambridgeUniversityPress1sted.,June2019ISBN:978-1-107-01060-4780pages,17imagesHardcoverAvailablealsoasaneBook
Author: Paul Stirton
Publisher:YaleUniversityPress1sted.,April,2019
ISBN:978-0-300-24395-6272pages,100images
Softcover
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Handbook of Silicon Based MEMS Materials and Technologies
Withover130contributors,thisbookprovidesabroadoverviewofMEMS(micro-electro-mechanicalsystems)andaddressesallareasofconcernfortheMEMS industry, considering the increasing speed of its developmentduringthelastyearsduetotheintensecompetitionandlargerbusinessvol-ume,dominatedbytheconsumerbusinesssector.Besidestheestablishedtechnologies, theprospectiveandemergingonesarealso introduced.Forthethirdedition,thecontenthasbeenreorganised,updatedandextendedbysevennewchapters,reflecting the increasing importanceofpackagingandreliabilityof theMEMSdevices,andanewpartdedicated toprocessintegration and case studies. The individual parts dealwith the relevantpropertiesandprocessingofsilicon,modellingmethodsandmicromachin-ingtechnologies,brieflymentioningalsotheuseof3Dprintingtechnologiesandinkjetprinting,thenwiththeencapsulationandintegrationofMEMS,theircharacterisation,andfinallywiththeexamplesofapplications,namelywithaccelerometers,gyroscopes,pressuresensors,microphones,micro-mirrors,andMEMSaboveCMOSandopticalMEMSsensorconcepts.
3D Printing in Chemical Sciences Applications Across Chemistry
Theauthorsof thisbookhaveattemptedtocoverasmuchof therecentresearchaspossibletodemonstratetheimpactof3Dprintingwithinthechemicalsciences.First,theybrieflyintroduce3Dprintingand3Dprintingtechniques,namelystereolithography,selectivelasersinteringandmelting,inkjetprintingandfuseddepositionmodelling.Twochaptersthendescribe3Dprintingofmicro-fluidicandmacro-fluidicdevicesand3D-printedana-lyticaldetectors,includingthesmartphoneoptical-sensingplatforms,flow-cellsformixing,reactionanddetection,electrochemicaldetectorcellsandprintedelectrodes.Thefollowingchaptersbringanoverviewof3Dprintinginanalytical chemistry,pharmaceutical chemistry,biochemistry, syntheticchemistryandphysicalchemistry.Thelastchapterpresents3Dprintingindifferentareasofchemicaleducation.Theauthorsalsodiscusstherelatedpropertiesofmaterialsfor3Dprinting–theirbiocompatibility,aswellaschemicalandthermalstability.
Internet of Things From Hype to Reality
The Road to Digitization
Authors: Ammar Rayes, Samer Salam
Publisher:Springer2nded.,November2018ISBN:978-3319995151373pages,128images
HardcoverAlsoasaneBook
ThistextpresentsatimelyoverviewofallimportantaspectsconcerningtheInternetofThings(IoT)–itscoreconcepts,internet,sensorsandactuators,requirementsfornetworkingprotocols,services,
securityandprivacy,theusecases,theblockchainandopensourceinIoT,industryorganisationsandstandards.
Applications of Fluoropolymer Films Properties, Processing,
and Products
Author: Jiri George Drobny
Publisher: WilliamAndrew
1sted.,February2020ISBN:978-0128161289314pages,Hardcover
AlsoasaneBook
Thisbookprovidesinformationaboutthehigh-performancefilmsbasedonfluoroplasticpolymers,includingthe
sectiondiscussingtheirprinting.
Fluoropolymer Additives
Editors: Sina Ebnesajjad, Richard Morgan
Publisher: WilliamAndrew
2nded.,February2019ISBN:978-0128137840304pages,Hardcover
AlsoasaneBook
Publishedinthesameseriesasthebookintroducedabove,PlasticsDesignLibrary,thisonepresents
fluorinatedadditives,includingtheirapplicationsinprintinginks.
Editors: Markku Tilli, Mervi Paulasto-Krockel, Matthias Petzold, Horst Theuss, Teruaki Motooka, Veikko Lindroos
Publisher:Elsevier3rded.,April2020
ISBN:978-0-12-817786-01026pagesSoftcover
AvailablealsoasaneBook
Authors: Vipul Gupta, Pavel Nesterenko, Brett Paull
Publisher:RoyalSocietyofChemistry1sted.,April2019
ISBN:978-1-78801-440-3250pagesHardcover
AvailablealsoasaneBook
Academic dissertations
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Doctoralthesis–Summary
Author: Chun-Ho Lin
Specialityfield: Electrical Engineering
Supervisor: Jr-Hau He
Defended: 29 January 2019, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Contact: [email protected]
Doctoralthesis–Summary
Author: Chadha Bali
Specialityfield: Functional Inkjet Printing
Supervisors: Arved Carl Hübler Ulrich Sigmar Schubert
Defended: 18 June 2019, TU Chemnitz, Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Print and Media Technology Chemnitz, Germany
Contact: [email protected]
Device Patterning, Contact, Transport, and Light Emission of Halide Perovskite
Toaddress the issuespreventingcommercialapplicationsofhalideper-ovskiteinoptoelectronics,theresearchworkwithinthisthesiscomprisedthefundamentalstudyonitsorthogonalpatterning,metalcontact,carriertransportandlightemissionstability.Afterintroducingthebackgroundonperovskitetechnology,thedissertationpresentstheexperimentalmethodsemployedforperovskitesynthesis,perovskitedevicefabrication,materialandmorphologycharacterisation,aswellastheotherexperimentalwork.Thefollowingfourchaptersthendiscusstheresultsofindividualstudies.Thefirstonedescribesanorthogonalelectronbeamlithographyprocessenabling to fabricate halide perovskite nanodevices. Based upon the ex-amination of the chemical orthogonality of 12 solvents onCH₃NH₃PbBr₃and(C₆H₅C₂H₄NH₃)₂PbI₄,i.e.the3Dand2Dsingle-crystalperovskites,chlo-robenzenewasutilised todissolve thepoly(methylmethacrylate) resistlayerandhexanetocleanthesampleswithoutdegradingtheperovskites.Astable2Dperovskitesingle-crystalphotodetectorwiththechannellengthof380 nmwassuccessfullyfabricated.Inthesecondexperiment,3Dperovs-kitesinglecrystalswithdifferentmetalelectrodeswerepreparedtostudythe transport behaviour at themetal–semiconductor contact interface. Itwas found that the current injection follows thermionic emission theory,andtheSchottkybarrierheightsforAu,PtandTiweredetermined.Thethird studygained further insight into the carrier transportbehaviourofthe bulk perovskite single crystal thanks to a direct measurement usingthetransferlengthmethod.Finally,highlystableperovskitenanowiresforcolour-tunable luminescencewere fabricated in the nanopores of anodicaluminiumoxidesubstrateusingan inkjetprintingtechnique.Thephoto-luminescenceoperationlifetimeof250h(19 %degradation)andlong-termstabilityof100days(30 %degradation)wereachieved.
Coffee-Ring-Effect Based Self-Assembly Mechanism for All-Inkjet Printed Organic Field Effect Transistors With Micron-Sized Channel Length
This thesis, focusedonorganic field-effect transistors, aimed tominimisethechannellengthinordertoenhancethetransistorperformancebeyondthelimitsgivenbytheresolutionnormallyachievedinthefieldofprintedelectronics.Thework testedseveralpossible fabricationroutesutilisingsolution-processedorganicmaterialsandbasedsolelyonprintingandthensystematicallyinvestigatedtheinfluencingfactorstooptimisetheselectedapproach,whichemploysthecoffee-ringeffecttoformsmallhydrophobictwin-linesfromprintednanoparticledispersions.
Thefirstpartintroducesthetopic,providesanoverviewofrelatedmethodsandmechanisms,aswellasthecurrentknowledgeinthefield,andthende-scribesthepreliminaryexperimentstowardsthefabricationofasmall-gapelectrode.Thetestedmethodsincludedthespontaneousgapformationatcontactlineproximityduringsinteringandfourmethodsbasedondewet-tingonthinlines,employingboundarydefinitionbyasolventwithahigh
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Doctoralthesis–Summary
Author: Stephan Behnke
Specialityfield: Sheet metal printing
Supervisors: Edgar Dörsam
Peter Groche
Defended: 16 October 2019, Technical
University of Darmstadt, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute
of Printing Science and Technology Darmstadt, Germany
Language: German
Originaltitle: Untersuchungen zum Blechdruck
für Metallverpackungen
Contact: [email protected]
boilingpoint,spontaneousgapdefinitionbetweenaliquidcontactlineandnanoparticles,anddewettingonthinsolidlinescreatedeitherbytheslip-stick-motionorby thecoffee-ringeffect.Basedon theoverall feasibilityandeffectivityintermsoftimeandcosts,furtherworkwasfocusedonthelast-mentionedone.Thedevelopmentofatheoreticalmodel fortwin-linedeposition comprised calculationof thedeposit ring volume, consideringthelayoutandmaterialparameters,twomethodsofcalculationoftherivu-letwidth,andgeometricapproximationsofthedepositringcross-sectionusing triangular and circularmodels. The resultingmodelswere used insingleparametersimulations,whichincludedtheinfluenceofthenumberoflines,linelength,concentration,dropvolumeandcontactangle.Buildinguponthesefindings,thesecondpartdealswiththemainexperiments.Afterintroducingthematerialsandtechniquesused, thedissertationdescribesprinting ofmultiple-droplet line structures to achieve hydrophobic twin-lines and evaluates the practical relevance of the developedmodel, sum-marisingtheinfluenceofmaterialchoicesandexperimentalparametersonthe fabricatedelectrodes.Finally, the fabricationof small-channelorganicfield-effecttransistorsispresented.Here,alsotheoptimisationofdielectricandsemiconductorlayersdepositionandcomparisonofdifferentelectrodeconfigurationsarediscussed.
Studies on Sheet Metal Printing for Metal Packaging
Theprimarygoalofthisthesiswastostreamlinetheproductionofdeco-ratedmetalpackaging,whichtypicallyrequiresseveralrunsandseparatemachines forvarnishingandprinting.ToenabledirectprintingwithUV-curable inks, theresearch involvedthe investigationofsurfacepropertiesof tinplate and theirmodification using UV pretreatment to increase theinkadhesion.Oneoftheobjectivesalsowastostudytheinfluenceofpost-processingtotakeintoaccountthestressduringforming.
Thedissertationintroducesthetopicandmetalpackaging,summarisingitstypes,manufacturing,structureandrequiredpropertieswithafocusonthethree-piecedesign.Italsodescribesthesubstrateandcoatingmateri-als,theirdryingorcuringandsurfaceproperties,aswellastheproductionlinesusedfordecoration.Threechaptersthenpresenttheexperimentsandtheirresults.Theworkemployedthemethodsforcharacterisationofwet-tingandadhesion,X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopytoanalysetheorganiccompoundspresentonatinplatesurfacebeforeandafterthepretreatment,aswellasthemethodsforcharacterisingformabilityandotherproperties.First,13differenttinplateswereprintedwithaUV-curablewhiteinkspe-ciallyformulatedforthisexperiment.Inthenextstep,sixinkcompositionsfromthesameproducerweretestedwithfiveselectedtinplates.Ontheba-sisoftheseresults,theinkformulationwasfurtheroptimisedandthreeinkcompositionswereusedinthelaboratorystudyonformabilitytotesttheinfluenceofthemechanicaldeformationstressesoccurringduringthepost-processingwithregardtoinkadhesiononfivetypesoftinplate.Theimpactofsterilizationwasalsoinvestigated.Thefollowingexperimentswithoneinkandfourtinplatesthenexaminedtheeffectofdifferentpretreatmentprocesses(fivemethodsofUVtreatment,thermaltreatment,atmospheric-pressureplasmatreatment)onwettingandadhesion.Finally,thepretreat-mentusing thexenonexcimer lamp(172nm)was further investigated.The influenceof thematerialsused, the formability testmethodsandthephotochemicalmechanismsofUVpretreatmentarethoroughlydiscussed,aswellastheresultinglineconfiguration,whichallowscompleteprintingandvarnishingoftinplatewithintworuns.
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NANOTEXNOLOGY 2020
Thessaloniki,Greece 4–11July2020
Thisyear,theorganisersofferbothliveandvirtualevent,accordingtopar-ticipants’preferencesandpossibilities.Allthreeweekenddaysthatframetheprogrammearereservedforthe14thInternationalSummerSchoolsonNanosciences&Nanotechnologies,OrganicElectronicsandNanomedicine,withthecoursesmostlyinvirtualmode.Thesessionsofthe17thInterna-tionalConferenceonNanosciences&Nanotechnologiesarescheduled forthewholeworkweekandopenedbytheThomasWebster’skeynote‘Nano-medicineandCOVID-19:commercializingimprovedprevention,diagnostic,andtherapeuticapproaches’.The3rdInternationalConferenceon3DPrint-ing, 3D Bioprinting, Digital & AdditiveManufacturing is organised in thescopeoftwoEU-fundedHorizon2020projects,SMARTLINE–Smartin-linemetrology and control forboosting the yield andquality of high-volumemanufacturingoforganicelectronics,andCORNET–Multiscalemodellingand characterization to optimize themanufacturing processes of organicelectronicsmaterials and devices. ItsWednesday sessions dealwith bio-printing,advancedmaterials,suchasthephosphorescentbio-basedresin,characterisationoftheirproperties,andmore.Fourdaysofthe13thInter-nationalSymposiumonFlexibleOrganicElectronics include thekeynotes‘Molecularswitchesatinterfacesandinjunctions:atheoreticalperspective’by Jerome Cornil, ‘Emissive and charge-generating donor–acceptor inter-faces fororganicoptoelectronicswith lowvoltage losses’byKoenVande-wal,‘Usingmoleculardopingtoenhancetheperformanceoforganicopto-electronics’byThomasD.Anthopoulos, ‘Hybridperovskitecrystallization:fromin-situdiagnosticstoroboticexperimentation’byAramAmassian.TheplenarysessionoftheeventfeaturesNorbertKochon ‘Controllinghybridinorganic/organicelectronicmaterialsinterfaces’andJoachimP.Spatzwithalecture‘Matter-to-life:howtobuildacell’.
High-Performance Graphics 2020
https://www.highperformancegraphics.org 13–16July2020
Asmanyoftheeventstakingplaceinthesemonths,alsothisconferenceincomputer graphics is held as a fully
virtualevent,withthevideostreamsfreelyavailableonline.Onlineinterac-tionswithspeakersarepossibleafterregistration(forasmallfee).Amongthe keynotes, ChrisWyman reviews real-time ray tracing and lighting al-gorithms,whilesystem-levelchallengesofhardware-acceleratedreal-timeraytracingareaddressedbyHolgerGruen;further,YaserSheikhdescribestheearlystepstowardsachievingphotorealistictelepresence,WenzelJakobdiscussesdifferentiablerenderingandManolisSavva3Dgraphicssystemsforsimulation.Thetechnicalpapersdealwithhigh-performanceandspecialrendering,image-basedcomputing,hardwarearchitectures,andmore.
Further changes in the calendar of events for 2020
Fromtheeventsthatwereoriginallyscheduledearlierthisyear,theInkjetInkCharacterisationPracticalCoursewilltakeplaceinHamburg,Germanyon13–16October2020andtheFuturePrintfairinSãoPaulo,Brazilon24–27November2020.Thenewdatestillhasnotbeensetforthe33rdInternationalPublishersCongressinLillehammer,Norway,thePrintedElectronicsEuropeinBerlin,Germany,andtheCPES2020conferenceinBrampton,Ontario,Canada,amongothers.
BecausetheCOVID-19situationremainsseriousinseveralplacesworldwideandtherestrictionsareliftedonlytosomeextentinmanycountries,almostalleventsthatwereplannedforthethirdquarterof2020arealsoimpacted.
Oneoftheeventsfullycancelledforthisyearisthe47thInternationaliarigaiConferencethatwastobehostedbyClemsonUniversityinGreenville,SouthCarolina,USA.Asthe2021annualconferenceshouldbeheldinGreece,ClemsonUniversitywillprobablyhostthenextconferencein2022.OthereventsrescheduledtothenextyearincludetheLabelexpoAmericasandBrandPrintAmericasshows(23–25March2021inChicago,Illinois,USA),theUnique4 + 1fair(4–6September2021inLeipzig,Germany),anothertwoco-locatedevents,ThePrintShowandTheSignShowinBirmingham,UK(28–30September2021),andthe11thInternationalConferenceonFlexibleandPrintedElectronics(ICPFE,tobeheldfrom28Septemberto1October2021inNiigata,Japan).ThePrintEventinMinneapolis,Minnesota,USA,the6thDigitalTextileCongressinGhent,Belgiumandthe12thImageProcessingandCommunicationsconferenceinBydgoszcz,Polandbelongtothosewithadateyettobeannounced.
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CGDIP 20204th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Digital Image Processing
https://www.cgdip.org24July2020
Whileoriginallyplannedasa three-dayeventheld jointlywith theWork-shoponApplicationsandTechnologiesofComputerVision,the2020editionhadtobeeventuallytransformedtotheonlineconferenceorganisedduringoneday.Amongthespeakers,PaulCraighastheinvitedlecturepresentingtheresearchinvestigatinghowinformationvisualisationcouldbebettersupportedonmobiledevicesanddemonstratingthepotentialofinforma-tionvisualisationtechniquestomakeevenlarger-scaledatamoreaccessibleformobiledeviceusersandusersinmulti-deviceenvironments.
CIE Tutorials on Colorimetry and Visual Appearance
http://cie.co.at28–29July2020
Thissummer,theInternationalCommissiononIllumination(CIE)offersthesetof19tutorials,withthepre-recordedpresentationsavailableforviewingfrom17Julyandtheopportunitytosubmitquestionstobeanswereddur-ingthelivequestionandanswersessions–thoseforCIEcolorimetryand3Dprintingon28JulyandthosedealingwiththemeasurementofadvancedBRDF(BidirectionalReflectanceDistributionFunction),sparkleandgraini-nesson29July.TheregisteredparticipantsalsoreceiveabundleoffiveCIEpublicationsonthetutorialtopicsandhaveanoptiontoacquireanotheroneatasubstantiallydiscountedprice.
Four30-minutecolorimetric tutorials includethe introductiontoCIEcol-orimetry,explainingthemainconcepts.Theothertopicsdealwithcolori-metricrepresentationsbasedonconefundamentals,spectraoftypicalLEDlampstogetherwithanexplanationwhyoneLED-illuminantisunderstudytocomplementtheCIEstandardilluminantAforcalibrationuseinphotom-etry,andtheCIE2017ColourFidelityIndex.
Inconnectionwith3Dprinting,besidesabriefintroductionoftheresearchstrategyformeasurementandreproductionof3Dobjects,four20-minutetutorialscovertherecentdevelopmentof3Dcolourprintingtechnologiesandcolourappearancereproduction,theimage-basedcolourmeasurementfor3Dobjectsandfactorsthataffectitsaccuracy,assessingchromaticadap-tationina3Dscene,andcolourdifferenceevaluationfor3D-printedobjects.
From five tutorialsonBRDF, three20-minuteonesexplain thebasicsofreflectanceandBRDFmeasurements,polarisationeffectsinBRDFmeasure-mentandanapproach toBRDFmeasurement in theareaof the specularpeak;theothertwopresenttheuseandchallengesofBRDFmeasurementinautomotiveandcosmeticindustries,eachin15minutes.
The lastsetof tutorials includesabriefdescriptionof thephysicsbehindsparkleandgraininess,theevolutionofautomotivecoatingsandthechal-lengeoftexturemeasurements,characterisationofvisualtexturebyreflec-tancemeasurements,and thedesignofexperiment forvisualassessmentofsparkleandgraininess(in20or25minutes).
PRINTING United Alliance Events
AseriesoftheColorManagement
BootCamps,organisedoriginallybySGIAandnowbythePRINTINGUnitedAlliance,takeplaceduringJulyandAugust2020astheonlineworkshopsconductedby
certifiedinstructors.
WAN-IFRA Events
TheJulyeventsstartwiththetwosupportedbythe
GoogleNewsInitiative–thewebinarpresentingthedata-drivenjournalism
skillson2JulyandthebriefingonRound2ofthe12-monthprogramme
forlocalandregionalnewspublishers,TableStakesEurope,on
8July.The2020editionsoftheAsianMediaLeadersSummit(20–23July)andLATAMMediaLeaderseSummitforLatinAmerica(27–29July)are
thenorganisedalsoasvirtualevents,discussingthedeclineinadvertisingrevenues,post-COVIDmediaoutlookalongwiththeappropriatebusiness
andeditorialstrategies.
InSeptember,anonlineeditionofDigitalMediaAfrica2020is
organised(8–9September),withfreeregistrationandtheAfricanDigital
MediaAwardsonthefirstday.Later,severalIndianeventsareheldonlineaswell:the28thannualconference
WAN-IFRAIndia2020PrintingSummitandtheFutureofNews
Summit(21–22September),followedbytheIndianMediaLeaderseSummit
(23–24September).
IEEE VLSI DCS 20202ⁿd International Conference on VLSI Device, Circuit and System
http://site.ieee.org/sb-msitceds18–19July2020
AwiderangeoftopicscoveredbythiseventdedicatedtoVLSI(verylarge-scaleintegration)technologyincludealsotheflexible,printed,large-areaandorganicelectronics,advanced
nanomaterialsandemergingdevices.
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FLEPS 2020IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems
https://2020.ieee-fleps.org/16–19August2020
ThiseventorganisedbytheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineersalsohadtobetransformedintoavirtualmeetingforits2ndedition.Thekeynotespeak-ersfeatureJosephWang,sharinghisdeepinsightinto
the flexibleprintablebioelectronicsdevices fromwearablebiosensors toon-bodybiofuelcells, JohnRogers,presentingthesoftelectronicandmi-crofluidicsystemsfortheskinenabledbytherecentadvancesinmaterialsandtechnology,withspecificexamplesinwirelessmonitoringforneonatalintensive care and capture, storageandbiomarkeranalysisof sweat, andRichardPrice,demonstrating thepotential for innovationswith low-cost,smartandflexibleelectronicobjects.Thetopicsoftheinvitedtalksare‘Sus-tainablesensorsolutionsthroughprintedandhybridmanufacturing’byMa-riaSmolander, ‘Inkjettable,polydimethylsiloxanebasedsoftelectronic’byMattiMäntysalo,‘Emergingsustainablesensorsbasedonnanostructuresonflexibleanddisposablesubstrates’byMagnusWillander,‘Ultra-lowpoweronskinECGusingRFIDcommunication’byJohnBatchelor,‘Variation-toler-antdigitalcircuitdesignforprinted/flexibleelectronics’byJosephChang,‘Advancingthesenseoftouchforcollaborativerobots’byKasparAlthoefer,and‘TFT-basedIPcoresforflexibleelectronicapplications’byKrisMyny.
Further,besidesthecontributedlecturesandposters,theprogrammeofferssix90-minutetutorialpresentations,dealingwithcomponentintegrationandproductdesignforprintableelectronics,apathwaytoubiquitouselec-tronicsensingusingprintedelectronicsfromnanomaterials,currenttrendsandoutlookforwearableelectronicsande-textile,materialsandtechnolo-giesforflexibleandprintedIoTsensors,materials,devicesandapplicationsfororganicnarrowbandphotodetectors,andtechnology,materialsandse-lectedapplicationsfor3Dprinting.
SIGGRAPH 2020The 47th International Conference & Exhibition on Computer Graphics & Interactive Techniques
https://s2020.siggraph.org/17–28August2020
Thisyearorganisedasavirtualtwo-weekevent,SIGGRAPH2020heldbyaspecial interestgroupof theAssociationforComputingMachinery(ACM)traditionallyofferstherichprogrammeaimingtopresentthemosttrans-formativeadvancementsinthefield.Theparticipantscanjoinworkshops,beginnerandexpertcourses,productionsessions,paneldiscussions,pres-entationsofemergingtechnologiesandinteractiveprojectsaswellassci-entificcontributions,FrontiersTalkshighlightingproblemswheretheACMSIGGRAPH’s expertise canhelp create solutions, the awards recognisingexceptionalachievementsincomputergraphicsandinteractivetechniques,theACMSIGGRAPHStudentResearchCompetition,Educator’sForum,theJobFair,andmuchmore.MarcoTempestisannouncedasakeynotespeakerwithavirtualpresentationcombiningmixed reality, storytelling, gesturalsensingandswarmrobotics.
XVI Color Conference
https://gruppodelcolore.org3–4September2020
In2020,theconferenceisheldasavirtualeventwithasignificantreductionintheregistrationfees.TheprogrammeincludesmanycontributionsinEnglishorItalianconcerningawiderangeofaspectsofcolourandlight.
Thetopicsare,forexample,theEuclideancolour-differenceformulaforsmalltomediumcolourdifferencesinthelog-compressedOSA-UCSspace,geometricmodelsofcolourperception,colorimetricandmaterialanalysisofsurfaces,anovelhyperspectralimagingsystem,identificationofnaturaldyesthroughfibreopticreflectancespectroscopyandhyperspectralimagingtechniques,coloursinmarketingeducation,thecontributionofblackcolourtovisualrhetoricofpackaging,asystematicbibliographicreviewintocolourpsychology,atestoncolourdiscriminationincomplexscenestowardsawiderunderstandingofcolourblindness,etc.
FMTX 2020Future Manufacturing Technologies
https://www.fmtexpo.org/16September2020
Forits2ndedition,thejointFMTXconferenceandexpohadtoberescheduledandchangedtoanonlineevent.Theprogrammeofferstheplenarytalksondigitaltransformationandsophisticatedanalyticsenabledbyconnectingtoalldatasourcestoacquirereal-timedata,paneldiscussionsonthechallengesofcreatingtheconnectedfactoryofthefutureandempoweringtheworkforceoftomorrow,3DPrintingLiveStagewithsessionsonindustrialisation,advancedmaterials,qualityassuranceandtesting,andmore.
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SPIE Optics & Photonics 2020
https://spie.org24–28August2020
AseachotherSPIEDigitalForum,thisoneisalsofreelyaccessibleviatheSPIEDigitalLibraryonlineplatformthatbringsliveplenarypresentationsandon-demandtechnical talks; italsoenablescollaborationwithexhibit-ingcompaniesandconnectingwithcolleaguesthroughonlinenetworkingevents.TheplenarysessiononOrganicPhotonics+Electronicsisscheduledfor25August.ItstartswithapresentationonquantumdotsbyChangheeLee,discussingespeciallythetechnicalchallengesanddevelopmentoppor-tunitiesofinkjet-printedQLEDdisplays.ThesecondlecturebyKarlLeore-viewsthekeyfeaturesofsolid-stateorganicsolarcellsandrecentprogressinthefieldalongwiththeremainingchallengeshinderingtheachievementof broad commercial impact, discussing themain aspects important formassproductionandpossibleapplicationscenarios.ThelastpresentationbyNiyaziS.Sariciftcithenstresseshowimportantistouseenvironmentallyfriendlymaterialsastheorganicelectronicdevicesarematuringfromtheacademicresearchintotheindustrialdevelopment,presentingtheadvancesinbio-organicmaterials.Furthermore,thelecturepresentsthebio-organicsystemsthatutiliseenzymesimmobilisedongraphene.
Acrossindividualconferences,thecontributionsemployingprintingtech-nologyincludetheinvitedtalksonprintedtransistorsforoceansensingandonthecommercialisationofQLEDswiththeirinkjetprintingmanufac-turing,aswellasthepapersdealingwith3D-printedcomputer-generatedvolumeholograms,printablethermallyactivateddelayedfluorescencepoly-mer light-emittingdiode,perovskitesolarcellswithall-inkjet-printedab-sorberandextractionlayers,anoveltransferprintingapproachforsolution-processable perovskite heterostructures, fully printed flexible perovskitephotodetectorarrays,formationofhighlycrystallineorganicsemiconductorthinfilmsbyinkjetprintedthicknessgradients,andmore.
London Imaging Meeting 2020
http://www.imaging.org30Septemberto1October2020
Thisnewtopic-basedconference in imagingscience,beinglaunchedthisyearandoriginallyscheduledforApril,hadtobepostponedandtransformedintotheonline format.Thetheme for2020 is “FutureColour Imaging”.The90-minute
pre-conferenceworkshoponthefirstmorningprovidesbackgroundoncol-ourtheoryanddiscussesitsrelationshiptothein-cameraprocessingpipe-lineandimagingapplications.Theconferenceprogrammeofferstwokey-notepresentations–‘Surfacecolorperceptioninrealisticscenes:previewsofafuturecolorscience’byLaurenceMaloneyand ‘Designingcamerastodetect the“invisible”: towardsdomain-specificcomputational imaging’byFelixHeide.Thesessionsdealwiththevisibility,colourscienceandapplica-tions,perception,imagereproductionandcomputervision.Theannouncedtopicsof thecorresponding focal talksare focusedon imaging thevisiblebeyondRGB (JonHardeberg), the recentdevelopmentsoncolour science(RonnierLuo),perception(HannahSmithson),thechallenges,solutionsandapplications forgraphical3Dprinting (PhilippUrban), and imagequalityassessmentbasedonconvolutionalneuralnetworks(RaimondoSchettini).
FESPA Events
ForSeptember2020,onlyoneFESPAprintandsignageshowiscurrently
scheduled:theFESPAAfricaexhibitiontakingplaceinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica(9–11September)andco-located
withSignAfrica,AfricaPrint,AfricaLEDandtheModernMarketingExpo.TheFESPABrasileventheldinSãoPauloandnormallyorganisedahalfyearearlierwasatfirstpostponed
toSeptemberbuteventuallyits2020editionhadtobecancelled.
Packaging Events by EasyFairs
The18theditionofEmpackisannouncedfor15–17September2020
inUtrecht,TheNetherlands.Theeventdedicatedtopremiumpackaging,Packaging
Innovations&LuxuryPackaging,isheldinLondon,UKoneweeklater
(23–24September2020).
20th International Coating Science and Technology
Symposium
Minneapolis,Minnesota,USA20–23September2020
Theannouncedprogrammeofthiseventfeaturesalsothe
sessionfocusedonprinting,withcontributionsdealingwithhybrid
manufacturingofhigh-resolutionandhigh-performancemetalconductors
onplasticsubstratesandthestudyofpressureandshearstressdistribution
ofdropimpact,forexample.
12th 3D Printing Days
Kielce,Poland22–24September2020
ThisPolishexhibitionfor3Dprintingalsohostsmanufacturers
anddistributorsrepresenting3Dscanningindustry
andrapidprototypingsector.
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