Holst Centre Demo Features Laminated Touchpads, an Organic transistor, a Printed Display and Printed Batteries

A new application-in-foil demo from the EU FP7-funded PolyNet Network of Excellence shows how collaboration between leading research institutes accelerates development.

The demo features laminated touchpads, an organic transistor, a printed display and printed batteries. Each component was manufactured by a different partner institute using existing technologies. They were then integrated and laminated into a complete application in foil, drawing on Holst Centre’s expertise in printing and integration for flexible substrates.

“The application demo shows it is possible to combine printed devices from institutes across Europe with relatively little additional effort,” says Herman Schoo, who leads Holst Centre’s PolyNet team. “At the moment, no single institute could create a complete system, but together we can make applications in foil work – and that’s a valuable resource today for companies exploring foil-based product ideas.”