Printed Electronics - the Large Companies Move In

The new electronics can be transparent, tightly rollable, stretchable, fault tolerant and even edible. There are printed loudspeakers and printed solar cells that work off heat as well as light and new transparent printed batteries that will be revealed at the conference. The chemical industry should use what is resulting, from the affordable self adjusting use by date that monitors temperature history to electronically locked hazardous chemicals with secure access. Ubiquitous sensor networks will provide greater safety in chemical manufacture and more secure control of distribution and use.